Appointment of inspectors
32 Appointment of inspectors
(1) The Director may, in writing, appoint a person to be an inspector for this Act, with or without conditions or limitations.
(2) For a person to be eligible for appointment as an inspector, the Director must be satisfied that:
(a) the person has demonstrable skills or experience to enable the person to exercise the powers and perform the functions of an inspector under this Act; and
the person is a fit and proper person.
(3) The Director may undertake any investigation the Director considers necessary to assess a person's suitability to be appointed as an inspector.
(4) An inspector must perform the duties required by this Act and any other duties assigned by the Director, subject to any conditions or limitations in the inspector's appointment imposed by the Director.
(5) A person located outside the Territory may be appointed as an inspector to exercise powers and perform functions under this Act outside the Territory when necessary or convenient.
(6) An appointment under subsection (5) is valid for 6 months and may be renewed.
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