Primary Produce Safety Act 2011
8Chief Inspector of Primary Produce Safety
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8 Chief Inspector of Primary Produce Safety
(1) The Secretary may appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee employed in the Department who is suitably qualified to be Chief Inspector of Primary Produce Safety.
(2) The Secretary may appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee employed in the Department who is suitably qualified to act in the office of Chief Inspector of Primary Produce Safety.
(3) A person appointed under subsection (1) or (2) may hold, or act in, the office of Chief Inspector in conjunction with State Service employment.
(4) The Chief Inspector may by an authority in writing authorise a State Service officer or State Service employee to exercise such of the powers conferred on the Chief Inspector as may be specified in the authority, and anything done in pursuance of such an authority has the like effect as if it were done by the Chief Inspector.
(5) A food safety scheme may designate, for the purposes of the scheme, any or all the powers and functions of the Chief Inspector under this Act to a body corporate.
(6) The Chief Inspector is an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act and may exercise the powers and functions of an authorised officer in addition to the powers and functions of Chief Inspector.