Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Food Act 1984 - SECT 20

PART IV AUTHORIZED OFFICERS

Authorized officers

20. Authorized officers



(1) The Secretary may authorise in writing-

   (a)  specific people who are officers or employees of the public service or
        of a public statutory body;



   (b)  a class of employees in the public service;





   (c)  a class of officers or employees of a public statutory body;

   (d)  people (either specifically or as a class) who are appointed to be
        inspectors or authorised officers or people having similar functions
        under any other Act-

to be authorised officers for the purposes of this Act.

(2) In granting such an authority, the Secretary may-

   (a)  limit the authority-

   (i)  to specified premises or vehicles or specified classes of premises or
        vehicles;

   (ii) to a specified period of time;

   (iii) to a particular investigation or for a particular purpose;

   (b)  specify that the authority is only to apply to particular powers,
        authorities, functions or duties of an authorised officer;

   (c)  impose conditions on the authority (including a requirement to comply
        with any directions of the Secretary).

(3) Every authorized officer shall be furnished by the Secretary or the
council (as the case requires) with a certificate of his authorization bearing
on it a photograph of the authorized officer.

(3A) If the Secretary imposes any restriction on an authorisation, the
Secretary must ensure that the restriction is stated on the certificate of
authorisation.

(4) An authorized officer shall carry the certificate furnished to him under
subsection (3) on his person at all times while he is exercising the powers
and authorities or discharging the functions and duties conferred or imposed
upon him by or under this Act and shall produce that certificate to any person
on demand.

(5) Unless acting in accordance with a delegation from the Secretary under
section 8A of the Health Act 1958, an authorized officer (being a medical
officer of health or an environmental health officer) shall not exercise the
powers and authorities or discharge the functions and duties conferred or
imposed upon him by or under this Act in or with respect to any food premises
being operated by or on behalf of the Crown or on land that is not part of a
municipal district.







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