QLDIn ForceAct
Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995
sec.73Authorised officer’s appointment conditions
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.73
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995.
### sec.73 Authorised officer’s appointment conditions
An authorised officer holds office on the conditions stated in the instrument of appointment.
An authorised officer—
if the appointment provides for a term of appointment—ceases holding office at the end of the term; and
may resign by signed notice of resignation given to the general manager; and
if the conditions of appointment provide—ceases holding office as an authorised officer on ceasing to hold another office stated in the appointment conditions (the main office ).
However, an authorised officer may not resign from the office of authorised officer (the secondary office ) under subsection (2) (b) if a term of the authorised officer’s employment to the main office requires the authorised officer to hold the secondary office.
s 73 amd 2006 No. 21 s 18
(sec.73-ssec.1) An authorised officer holds office on the conditions stated in the instrument of appointment.
(sec.73-ssec.2) An authorised officer— if the appointment provides for a term of appointment—ceases holding office at the end of the term; and may resign by signed notice of resignation given to the general manager; and if the conditions of appointment provide—ceases holding office as an authorised officer on ceasing to hold another office stated in the appointment conditions (the main office ).
(sec.73-ssec.3) However, an authorised officer may not resign from the office of authorised officer (the secondary office ) under subsection (2) (b) if a term of the authorised officer’s employment to the main office requires the authorised officer to hold the secondary office.
- (a) if the appointment provides for a term of appointment—ceases holding office at the end of the term; and
- (b) may resign by signed notice of resignation given to the general manager; and
- (c) if the conditions of appointment provide—ceases holding office as an authorised officer on ceasing to hold another office stated in the appointment conditions (the main office ).