59Inspectors

59 Inspectors

59 Inspectors

(1) The Minister may, by instrument in writing, appoint a person to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act and the regulations.

(2) The Minister may furnish to an inspector a certificate stating that he or she is an inspector for the purposes of this Act and the regulations.

(3) If a person ceases to be an inspector, the person must return the person’s certificate of authority to the Minister or the Minister’s nominee—

(a) as soon as practicable after the person’s appointment ends, or

(b) if the Minister or the Secretary directs the person to return the certificate by an earlier day—by the directed day.

Maximum penalty—

(a) 100 penalty units, and

(b) for a continuing offence—a further 10 penalty units for each day the offence continues.

(4) In this section—

Minister’s nominee means a person nominated by the Minister by written notice given to the person required to return the certificate of authority.

s 59: Am 1985 No 217, Sch 3 (2); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 2021 No 34, Sch 5[15]; 2025 No 21, Sch 2[14].