52Appointment of authorised officers

### 52 Appointment of authorised officers > > (1)  [*\[Section 52 Subsection (1) amended by No. 2 of 2012, s. 91, Applied:01 Jan 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-01-01/act-2012-002#GS91@Hpa@EN) The regulator, by instrument in writing, may appoint persons to be authorised officers if the regulator is satisfied that they have the qualifications to exercise the powers of that office competently. > > > (2)  The persons so appointed may be – > > > > > > (a) State Service officers or State Service employees employed in the Department; or > > > > > > > (b) with the consent of the Head of another State Service Agency, State Service officers or State Service employees employed in that other Agency; or > > > > > > > (c) with the consent of the Commissioner of Police, police officers. > > > (3)  If a State Service officer or State Service employee is appointed as an authorised officer – > > > > > > (a) he or she holds that office in conjunction with State Service employment; and > > > > > > > (b) duties that he or she performs as an authorised officer are taken to be part of his or her duties as a State Service officer or State Service employee. > > > (4)  If a police officer is appointed as an authorised officer – > > > > > > (a) he or she holds that office in conjunction with police employment; and > > > > > > > (b) duties that he or she performs as an authorised officer are taken to be part of his or her duties as a police officer. > > > (5)  A person who is not a State Service officer, State Service employee or police officer is not capable of being given an appointment under [subsection (1)](#GS52@Gs1@EN) . > > > (6)  [*\[Section 52 Subsection (6) amended by No. 2 of 2012, s. 91, Applied:01 Jan 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-01-01/act-2012-002#GS91@Hpb@EN) However, the regulator may authorise a person who is not a State Service officer, State Service employee or police officer to exercise the powers of an authorised officer if the regulator is satisfied that the person has the qualifications to do so competently. > > > (7)  In this section – > > > > > ***person*** includes a class of persons.