Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Commonwealth Games Arrangements Act 2001 - SECT 57AA

Appointment of authorised officers

57AA. Appointment of authorised officers



(1) The Secretary, after consultation with the Chief Commissioner of Police,
may appoint a person to be an authorised officer if-

   (a)  the person holds under Part IIA of the Private Agents Act 1966-

   (i)  a security guard's licence; or

   (ii) a crowd controller's licence; or

   (b)  on and from the commencement of section 3 of the
        Private Security Act 2004, the person holds under the
        Private Security Act 2004 a private security individual operator
        licence that authorises that person to act as a security guard or a
        crowd controller; or

   (c)  the person is a person who the Secretary believes has the appropriate
        skills, knowledge or experience to be appointed as an authorised
        officer; or

   (d)  the person is a member of a class of person appropriate to be
        appointed as an authorised officer.







(2) An appointment under subsection (1)-

   (a)  must be in writing; and

   (b)  must specify the terms and conditions on which the person is
        appointed; and

   (c)  may specify particular Games management areas in which the person may
        exercise powers, functions or duties as an authorised officer.

(3) The Secretary may require an authorised officer appointed under this
section to undertake specified training before exercising any powers,
functions or duties under this Act.