DANGEROUS GOODS ACT 1985 - SECT 11 Appointment of inspectors[1]

DANGEROUS GOODS ACT 1985 - SECT 11

    (1)     The Authority may, by instrument in writing, appoint an officer or employee of the Authority to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act.

    (2)     The Authority may also, by instrument in writing, appoint any person who is employed in the Department of Primary Industries under the Public Administration Act 2004 to be an inspector for the purposes of one or more matters relating to the manufacture, supply, sale, transfer, transport, storage, handling, use or disposal of dangerous goods with respect to activities—

S. 11(2)(a) amended by Nos 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 8), 6/2009 s. 49(3).

        (a)     that are carried out under the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 , the Petroleum Act 1998 , the Mines (Aluminium Agreement) Act 1961 and the Extractive Industries (Lysterfield) Act 1986 ; and

        (b)     that relate to a mine, quarry or petroleum site.

    (3)     The Authority must give each person who is appointed as an inspector a certificate of appointment signed by—

S. 11(3)(a) amended by No. 67/2013 s. 649(Sch. 9 item 11(2)).

        (a)     the chief executive of the Authority appointed under section 498 of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 ; or

        (b)     in the case of an appointment made by the Secretary to the Department of Primary Industries as a delegate, by that Secretary.

    (4)     The appointment of a person as an inspector for the purposes of this Act and either or both of the following Acts may be made by a single instrument—

        (a)     the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 ;

        (b)     the Equipment (Public Safety) Act 1994 .

    (5)     A certificate of appointment given to a person in accordance with subsection (3) is conclusive proof of the valid appointment of the person as an inspector under this section.

S. 11A inserted by No. 31/2005 s. 9.