42Inspectors

#### 42 Inspectors 42 Inspectors > > (1) The Secretary may, in writing, appoint a person to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act. > > > (2) An appointment under this section may authorise the exercise of all the functions of an inspector under this Act or only specified functions and may authorise the exercise of functions generally or in a particular case. > > > (3) A person may be appointed to be an inspector whether or not the person is employed under Part 4 of the [Government Sector Employment Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-040). > > > (4) The Secretary must ensure that each inspector appointed under this section is issued with a certificate of identity that incorporates a recent photograph of the inspector. > > > (5) A person appointed under this section must, as soon as practicable after ceasing to be an inspector, return the person’s certificate of identity as an inspector to the Secretary. > > > > Maximum penalty—2 penalty units. > > > (6) A police officer is, by virtue of his or her office, taken to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act. > > Note. > > Section 47 of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) provides, among other things, that a power of appointment includes a power to remove or suspend an appointee and power to appoint another person to act in place of an appointee who is removed or suspended from appointment. > > **s 42:** Subst 1996 No 2, Sch 1 \[34\]. Am 2015 No 58, Sch 3.69 \[7\].