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Plantations and Reafforestation Act 1999
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#### 61 Appointment of authorised officers
61 Appointment of authorised officers
> > (1) The Minister may appoint any appropriately qualified person as an authorised officer to investigate and report to the Minister on whether this Act and the Code are being complied with.
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> > (2) The authority of an authorised officer may be limited by the relevant instrument of appointment to the functions specified in the instrument of appointment.
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> > (3) An authorised officer cannot exercise the functions of an authorised officer under this Act unless the officer is in possession of an identification card issued on behalf of the Minister.
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> > (4) In the course of exercising the functions of an authorised officer under this Act, the officer must, if requested to do so by any person who is subject to the exercise of the functions, produce the officer’s identification card to the person.
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> **s 61:** Subst 2010 No 90, Sch 1 \[28\].