Authorised officers
19 Authorised officers
The Commissioner or the Secretary, in writing, may authorise a person, or any member of a class of persons, to be an authorised officer.
An authorisation may be limited – to the performance or exercise of the functions or powers specified in the authorisation; or in any other way specified in the authorisation.
On authorising a person as an authorised officer under subsection (1), the Commissioner or the Secretary must ensure that the authorised officer is issued with an identity card that bears a recent photograph of the authorised officer.
An authorised officer must produce his or her identity card for inspection – before exercising a power, or performing a function, under this Act or the regulations if it is practicable to do so; and at any time during the exercise of such a power, or the performance of such a function, as soon as practicable after being asked to do so.
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