152Appointment

152 Appointment (1) ICRC may appoint a person as an ICRC inspector for this Act. Note 2 In particular, a person may be appointed for a particular provision of a law (see Legislation Act, s 7 (3)) and an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see s 207).

(2) An ICRC inspector must exercise his or her functions under this Act in accordance with the conditions of appointment and any direction given to the inspector by ICRC. (3) A person must not be appointed under subsection (1) unless— (a) the person is an Australian citizen or a permanent resident of Australia; and (b) the director-general has certified in writing that, after appropriate inquiry, the director-general is satisfied that the person is a suitable person to be appointed, having regard in particular to— (i) whether the person has any criminal convictions; and (ii) the person’s employment record; and (c) the director-general has certified in writing that the director-general is satisfied that the person— (i) has satisfactorily completed adequate training; and (ii) is competent; to exercise the functions of an inspector proposed to be given to