Appointment of fisheries officers, scientific observers and sea rangers
80 Appointment of fisheries officers, scientific observers and sea rangers
The Minister may appoint a suitable person to be a fisheries officer, scientific observer or sea ranger for the purposes of this Act.
A fisheries officer is not eligible for appointment as a scientific observer.
An appointment under subsection (1) may be made subject to conditions limiting the area within which, or the purposes for which, the appointee may exercise the powers of a fisheries officer, scientific observer or sea ranger (as the case may be).
The Minister must issue to an authorised person appointed under this section an identity card—
containing the person's name and a photograph of the person;
and
specifying that the person is a fisheries officer, scientific observer or sea ranger (as the case may be) for the purposes of this Act;
and
stating any limitation on the person's authority.
Subject to this Act, an authorised person appointed under this section must, at the request of a person in relation to whom the authorised person intends to exercise powers under this Act, produce for the inspection of the person his or her identity card.
If a fisheries officer who is a police officer is not in uniform, the officer must, at the request of a person in relation to whom the officer intends to exercise powers under this Act, produce for the inspection of the person his or her warrant card.
The Minister may, by written notice served on a person appointed as an authorised person under this section—
vary or revoke a condition of an appointment imposed under subsection (3); or
revoke the appointment and require the person to return immediately his or her identity card to the Minister.
A person must not fail or refuse to comply with a requirement of the Minister made under subsection (7)(b). Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $250.
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