Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) The ABC Commissioner may, by written instrument, appoint any of the following persons as an Australian Building and Construction Inspector:
(a) a person who is an employee of the Commonwealth or who holds an office or appointment under a law of the Commonwealth;
(b) a person who is an employee of a State or Territory or who holds an office or appointment under a law of a State or Territory;
(c) a consultant engaged by the ABC Commissioner under section 32.
(2) The ABC Commissioner must not appoint a person referred to in paragraph (1)(c) as an inspector unless the ABC Commissioner is satisfied that the person is an appropriate person to be appointed as an inspector.
(3) The ABC Commissioner is an inspector by force of this subsection.
(4) In exercising powers or performing functions as an inspector, an inspector appointed under subsection (1) must comply with any directions of the ABC Commissioner.
(5) The ABC Commissioner may give directions for the purposes of subsection (4).
(6) A written direction under subsection (5) that is of general application is a legislative instrument.
(7) A written direction under subsection (5) that relates to a particular case is not a legislative instrument.