Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts [(1) deleted]
(2) The CEO may
appoint any person to be an inspector under this Act in relation to any
portion of the State other than the development control area or the Riverpark.
(3) Every person
appointed to be an inspector under this Act shall be furnished with a
certificate in the prescribed form evidencing his appointment and shall
produce such certificate whenever required so to do by any person in respect
of whom he has exercised or is about to exercise any of his powers under this
Act.
(4) Production of a
certificate in the prescribed form is conclusive proof in any court of the
appointment of the inspector to whom that certificate relates and of his
authority to exercise the powers conferred upon an inspector appointed under
this Act.
(5) In addition to the
persons appointed as inspectors under and for the purposes of this Act, the
following persons are authorised to exercise the powers conferred on an
inspector under this Act —
(a)
every person who is, or acts in the office of, —
(i)
a conservation and land management officer, forest
officer, wildlife officer or ranger, under the
Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 ; or
(ii)
a fisheries officer referred to in the
Fish Resources Management Act 1994 ;
[(iii), (iv) deleted]
and
(b) all
members of the Police Force of the State,
and reference in this
Act to an inspector shall be construed as including a reference to any such
person when exercising the powers of an inspector.
(6) As regards a
member of the Police Force, the provisions of this Act relating to inspectors
are not in derogation of but are in addition to those of other Acts relating
to members of the Police Force.
[Section 61 amended by No. 21 of 1988
s. 32; No. 53 of 1994 s. 264; No. 52 of 2006 s. 6;
No. 38 of 2007 s. 175.]