Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Domestic Animals Act 1994 - SECT 72A

Appointment of persons who are not Council employees as authorised officers

72A. Appointment of persons who are not Council employees as authorised
officers



(1) A Council may, by instrument, appoint a person who is not an employee of
the Council as an authorised officer, if the person has the qualifications or
experience prescribed by the Secretary.

(2) The Council must, in an instrument of appointment under subsection (1),
specify the period for which the person is to be appointed.

(3) The Secretary may prescribe conditions that apply to an appointment made
under subsection (1).

(4) If a person appointed under subsection (1) does not comply with a
condition prescribed under subsection (3), and the Secretary notifies that
person that he or she has failed to comply with the condition, the appointment
of that person is taken to be revoked as from the date of notification by the
Secretary.