South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Minister may,
by instrument in writing, appoint—
(a) a
specified person to be an authorised officer; or
(b)
persons of a specified class to be authorised officers.
(2) An
authorised officer may but need not be an employee in the public service or an
employee of a government or government body.
(3) An authorised
person as defined in the Local Government Act 1999 is an
authorised officer under this Act for the purposes of—
(a)
enforcing prescribed provisions of this Act in the area of the council for
which he or she is an authorised person; or
(b)
exercising the powers of an authorised officer under prescribed provisions of
this Act in the area of the council for which he or she is an authorised
person.
(4) Every person for
the time being in charge of a ferry established by a council or established,
maintained or operated by the Commissioner of Highways is an
authorised officer under this Act.
(5) Without limiting
the above, an authorised officer as defined in a corresponding road law may be
appointed as an authorised officer under this section.