Water Management Act 1999

In this section,authorised person means – a State Service officer or State Service employee who is employed in the Department and authorised in writing by the Secretary; and a person who is employed by, or for the purposes of, a responsible water entity and authorised in writing by the entity; and any other person authorised in writing by the Minister for the purposes of this section; general technical power means a power under section 240(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (i), (j), (k), (m), (n), (o) or (p).

An authority may be granted by reference to an office or position held in an Agency or the water entity.

The Minister, by instrument in writing, may authorise an authorised person, or authorised persons of a particular class, to exercise any general technical powers.

An authorised person who is an authorised officer may enter on and survey any land and take any action required to exercise any general technical power.

An authorised person who is not an authorised officer may enter on and survey any land and take any action required to exercise any general technical powers that he or she is authorised to exercise pursuant to subsection (3).

The Minister may require that a copy of any information obtained in the exercise of powers under subsection (3) be supplied to the Minister free of charge unless the Minister agrees otherwise.