Fisheries Officers
7 Fisheries Officers
(1) The Minister may appoint such persons as the Minister thinks fit to be Fisheries Officers.
The Director is a Fisheries Officer.
Every police officer is a Fisheries Officer.
(4) A Fisheries Officer who is carrying out functions and duties under this Act has, in addition to the other powers conferred on a Fisheries Officer under this Act, all the powers and protection of a police officer with the rank of constable.
(5) A reference in any law in force in the Territory to a police officer with the rank of constable, or a reference that includes such a reference, includes a reference to a Fisheries Officer acting in the execution of the Officer's duty.
Note for section 7
A Fisheries Officer is an authorised officer for this Act – see section 4(1), definition authorised officer.
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