14Appointment of inspectors

#### 14 Appointment of inspectors 14 Appointment of inspectors > > (1) The Director-General may, by instrument in writing, appoint persons to be inspectors for the purposes of this Act. > > > (2) An inspector has such functions as are conferred on the inspector by this Act or the regulations. > > > (3) Each person appointed as an inspector is to be issued with a certificate of authority that states the name of the inspector and the fact of his or her appointment. > > > (4) A former inspector must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to return his or her certificate of authority to the Director-General on demand. > > > > Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit. > > > (5) The regulations may prescribe classes of inspectors (however described) appointed under other legislation who are to be taken to be inspectors appointed under this section. > > > (6) If an inspector of a class so prescribed has a certificate of authority (however described) by virtue of other legislation under which he or she is an inspector— > > > > > (a) the certificate of authority may be used by the inspector for the purposes of this Act as if it had been issued under this section, and > > > > > (b) subsection (4) does not apply to the certificate of authority.