Identification of authorised officers
33 Identification of authorised officers
A person appointed by the Minister as an authorised officer under this Act must be issued with an identity card—
containing the person's name and a photograph of the person;
and
stating that the person is an authorised officer under this Act;
and
stating any limitations on the authorised officer's powers.
If the powers of an authorised officer appointed by the Minister have been limited, the identity card issued to the authorised officer must contain a statement of those limitations.
An authorised officer (other than a police officer in uniform) must, at the request of another person in relation to whom the authorised officer intends to exercise powers under this Part, produce for the other person's inspection—
if the officer was appointed by the Minister—the identity card issued to the officer under this section; or
if the officer is an authorised officer because the person holds an office under another Act—the identity card issued to the officer under that Act.
If a person in possession of an identity card issued to the person under this section ceases to be an authorised officer, the person must immediately return the identity card to the Minister. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $250.
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