New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

FOOD ACT 1989 - SECT 79

79 Appointment and powers of inspectors

(1) The Director-General may appoint any officer of the Department of Health or any employee of the Health Administration Corporation, or any other person whom the Director-General considers to be suitably qualified for the purpose, to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act.

(2) A council, other than a council in respect of which an order under section 80 is in force, may appoint any person employed by the council to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act.

(3) The Commissioner of Police or any member of the Police Force of or above the rank of superintendent of police may appoint any member of the Police Force to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act.

(4) Schedule 2 applies with respect to certification of the authority of inspectors.

(5) An inspector may not exercise any function conferred or imposed on inspectors by or under this Act except in accordance with the certificate of authority issued to the inspector.

(6) An inspector employed by a council may not exercise any function conferred or imposed on inspectors by or under this Act otherwise than:

(a) within the area of the council, or

(b) on any part of a road, river, stream or watercourse, the centre or middle line of which forms a common boundary between that area and an adjoining area of another council.