3Approved analysts and approved operators

### 3 Approved analysts and approved operators > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja133@GC1@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja133@GC1@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja133@GC1@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 3 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 29 of 1984, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 3 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 29 of 1984, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 3 Subsection (5) amended by No. 29 of 1984, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*[*\[Section 3 Subsection (5) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja133@GC1@Hpd@EN) *\[Section 3 Subsection (7) omitted by No. 94 of 1975, s. 3 \]*[*\[Section 3 Substituted by No. 38 of 2017, s. 6, Applied:03 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-03/act-2017-038#GS6@EN) > > > (1)  The Minister may, with the approval of the Head of a State Service Agency, appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee employed in that Agency to be an approved analyst for the purposes of this Act, and such officer or employee may hold office as an approved analyst in conjunction with State Service employment. > > > (2)  The Minister may appoint a person to be an approved analyst for the purposes of this Act and such person may hold office as an approved analyst in conjunction with any other employment. > > > (3)  The Minister is not to appoint a person as an approved analyst under [subsection (1)](#GS3@Gs1@EN) or [(2)](#GS3@Gs2@EN) unless the Minister is satisfied that the person to be appointed holds the prescribed qualifications, and prescribed experience, for an approved analyst. > > > (4)  An approved analyst has such functions and powers as may be prescribed. > > > (5)  For the purposes of this Act, an approved operator is a person of a prescribed class who is authorised by the Commissioner of Police, as prescribed, to administer a test or analysis under this Act.