Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts7. Fisheries Officers
(1) The Minister may appoint such persons as the Minister thinks fit to be Fisheries Officers.
(2) The Director is a Fisheries Officer.
(3) Every member of the Police Force of the Northern Territory is deemed to be a Fisheries Officer.
(4) A Fisheries Officer who is carrying out functions and duties under this Act has, in addition to the other powers conferred on a Fisheries Officer under this Act, all the powers and protection of a member of the Police Force with the rank of constable.
(5) A reference in any law in force in the Territory to a member of the Police Force with the rank of constable, or a reference that includes such a reference, includes a reference to a Fisheries Officer acting in the execution of the Officer's duty.