(1) The chief executive may appoint any of the following persons as an
authorised person—
(a) a public service officer or public service employee;
(b) a health service employee;
(c) a person prescribed under a regulation.
(2) The chief executive officer of a local government may appoint any of the
following persons as an authorised person for the local government and its
area—
(a) an employee of the local government;
(b) if the chief executive
officer of another local government agrees—an employee of the other local
government;
(c) another person under contract to the local government.
(3)
The chief executive officers of 2 or more local governments may appoint an
employee of, or another person under contract to, one of the local governments
to be an authorised person for the local governments’ areas.
(4) A person
may be appointed for the Act generally, for stated provisions of the Act or
for stated public health risks.