32IIdentification of authorised officers

32I Identification of authorised officers (1) The Secretary to the Department must issue each authorised officer who is not a police officer with an identity card that— (a) contains a photograph of the person; and (b) states the full name of the person to whom it is issued; and (c) states that the person is an authorised officer for the purposes of this Division or specified provisions of this Division. (2) An authorised officer who is not a police officer must produce the officer's identity card for inspection— (a) before exercising a power under this Division; and (b) at any time during the exercise of a power under this Division, if asked to do so. (3) If an authorised officer who is not a police officer proposes to exercise the functions of an authorised officer and that officer fails to produce their identity card on demand, the officer is not authorised to exercise those functions in relation to the person making the demand. (4) In any proceeding under this Division, an identity card purporting to be issued to a person by the Secretary to the Department under this Division is evidence of the appointment of that person as an authorised officer. S. 32J inserted by No. 2/2023 s. 6.