Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An Island council may appoint any person to be an authorised officer for the council area for such period as the council specifies, to protect the natural and cultural resources of the area.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), an authorised officer appointed under subsection (1) is to perform such functions and duties and may exercise such powers as are prescribed in the by-laws for the council area in which the authorised officer is appointed, which by-laws may have regard to Islander custom, tradition and belief.
(3) An authorised officer may only perform a function or exercise a power, in respect of Torres Strait Islander land in the council area for which the authorised officer is appointed, under an agreement between the Island council and the grantees of the land.