FOOD ACT 2008 - SECT 122

FOOD ACT 2008 - SECT 122

122 .         Appointment of authorised officers

        (1)         An enforcement agency may appoint a person to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act if the enforcement agency, having regard to any guidelines issued by the CEO under subsection (2), considers the person has appropriate qualifications and experience to perform the functions of an authorised officer.

        (2)         The CEO may issue guidelines that describe the qualifications and experience that are appropriate for a person to be appointed as an authorised officer.

        (3)         Each enforcement agency must prepare and maintain a list of authorised officers appointed by the agency.

        [Section 122 amended: No. 19 of 2016 s. 147.]