Appointment of authorised persons
219UD Appointment of authorised persons
The Secretary may, in writing, appoint any of the following as an authorised person for the purposes of this Act:
a person who holds, or performs the duties of, an appointment, office or position under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory;
an employee of an authority of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory;
a person performing services for the Commonwealth under a contract with the Commonwealth.
The Secretary must not appoint a person as an authorised person unless the Secretary is satisfied that the person has the knowledge or experience necessary to properly exercise the powers of an authorised person.
An authorised person must, in exercising powers as such, comply with any directions of the Secretary.
If a direction is given under subsection (3) in writing, the direction is not a legislative instrument.
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