16Appointment of authorised officers

16 Appointment of authorised officers

(1)  The Administrator may appoint –

(a) a State Service officer, State Service employee or any other person; or

(b) a member of a class of police officers, State Service officers, State Service employees or employees of a company carrying out functions for the purposes of this Act –

to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act on such terms and conditions as are specified in the instrument of appointment and, in the case of a State Service officer or State Service employee, he or she may hold that office in conjunction with State Service employment.

(2)  The Administrator is to issue an authorised officer appointed under subsection (1)(a) with –

(a) an instrument of appointment; and

(b) an identity card.

(3)  A person may not be appointed as an authorised officer under this section unless the Administrator is satisfied that he or she is qualified by reason of knowledge and experience to hold that office.

(4)  The powers and functions of an authorised officer under this Act must be exercised or performed in accordance with any limitations stated in the instrument of his or her appointment.

Penalty:  [Section 16 Subsection (4) amended by No. 26 of 2016, s. 11, Applied:01 Jan 2017] In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 150 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 75 penalty units.

(5)  Where an authorised officer appointed under subsection (1)(a) ceases to be appointed as such, he or she must within 10 days surrender his or her identity card to the Administrator.[Section 16 Subsection (5) amended by No. 26 of 2016, s. 11, Applied:01 Jan 2017]

Penalty:  [Section 16 Subsection (5) amended by No. 26 of 2016, s. 11, Applied:01 Jan 2017] Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.