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STATE THEATRE COMPANY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA ACT 1972 - SECT 22

STATE THEATRE COMPANY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA ACT 1972 - SECT 22

22—Appointment of authorised officers

        (1)         The Minister may appoint persons to be authorised officers for the purposes of this Act.

        (2)         Each police officer is an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act.

        (3)         An appointment under subsection (1) may be made subject to conditions or limitations specified in the instrument of appointment (and the exercise by an authorised officer of powers conferred under this Act is subject to the conditions and limitations (if any) specified in his or her instrument of appointment).

        (4)         An authorised officer other than a police officer must be issued with an identity card—

            (a)         containing the person’s name and a photograph of the person; and

            (b)         stating that the person is an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act; and

            (c)         stating any conditions or limitations on the authorised officer’s authority.

        (5)         An authorised officer must, at the request of a person in relation to whom the authorised officer intends to exercise any powers under this Act, produce for inspection by the person—

            (a)         in the case of an authorised officer appointed under subsection (1)—his or her identity card; and

            (b)         in the case of an authorised officer who is a police officer and is not in uniform—his or her certificate of authority.

        (6)         If a person in possession of an identity card issued to the person under this section ceases to be an authorised officer, the person must immediately return the identity card to the Minister.

Maximum penalty: $250.