18Appointment by regulator

#### 18 Appointment by regulator 18 Appointment by regulator > > (1) In this Act, government official means a person appointed under this section. > > > (2) The regulator may appoint a person as— > > > > > (a) an inspector, or > > > > > (b) a mine safety officer, or > > > > > (c) an investigator. > > > (3) A person is not eligible for appointment under subsection (2) unless the person is— > > > > > (a) an officer or employee of a public authority, or > > > > > (b) the holder of a statutory office, or > > > > > (c) a person who is appointed as an inspector under a corresponding WHS law, or > > > > > (d) a person who is a member of a prescribed class of persons. > > > (4) The regulator may also appoint a person as a government official if the person is a consultant engaged by a public authority. > > > (5) The regulator may appoint one or more inspectors as chief inspectors. > > > (6) An instrument appointing a person under this section may limit the functions that the person has as a government official under this Act or as an inspector under the WHS Act. > > > (7) A person’s appointment under this section ends when the person ceases to be eligible for appointment. > > > (8) A person who is a government official is deemed to be an inspector for the purposes of the WHS Act. > > Note— > > Section 47 of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) provides incidental powers with respect to appointments including providing a power to suspend or revoke any such appointment. > > **s 18:** Am 2015 No 43, Sch 1 \[35\] \[36\].