Victorian Fisheries Authority Act 2016

The Authority may appoint as an authorised officer—

any specified employee or a specified class of employees employed by the Authority; or

any person employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004; or

any specified person or a member of any specified class of persons.

The Authority may appoint a person or a class of persons referred to in subsection (1) to perform any of the powers, functions or duties of an authorised officer that are specified by the Authority.

An appointment may be made under subsection (2) for the whole or any part of Victoria.

An authorised officer may be appointed under subsection (1)—

for the purposes of this Act, the regulations, and all or any relevant laws; and

as a litter enforcement officer for the purposes of the Environment Protection Act 2017; and

for the whole or any part of Victoria.

The Authority must give to each authorised officer a certificate of appointment stating—

the relevant law for the purposes of which the person is appointed as an authorised officer; and

whether the person is appointed for the whole or any part of Victoria and, if for a part of Victoria, specifying the part of Victoria for which the person is appointed.