Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984 No. 5 of 1984 - SECT 29

29. (1) The Minister may, by instrument in writing, appoint a specified
person, or persons included in a specified class of persons, to be an
authorized person or authorized persons, as the case may be, for the purpose
of the exercise by that person or those persons of the powers of an authorized
person under this Act or of such of those powers as are specified in the
instrument.

(2) Without limiting the generality of sub-section (1), the Minister may
appoint as authorized persons for the purposes of this Act, persons who are
officers of a State or officers of the Northern Territory.

(3) All persons appointed under sub-section (1) to be authorized persons shall
be taken, for the purposes of the application of Part VI of the
Crimes Act 1914 to and in relation to them in the exercise of their powers as
authorized persons, to be Commonwealth officers within the meaning of that
Act.

(4) The Minister may cause to be issued to an authorized person an identity
card in a form approved by him by instrument in writing.

(5) Where a person in possession of an identity card issued to him under
sub-section (4) ceases to be an authorized person, he shall forthwith return
the identity card to the Minister or a person nominated by the Minister by
instrument in writing and, if he fails to do so, he is guilty of an offence
punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding $100.

(6) The Minister may issue a certificate stating that a person specified in
the certificate was, at a time, or at all times during a period, specified in
the certificate an authorized person for the purpose of the exercise of all of
the powers of an authorized person under this Act or of such of those powers
as are specified in the certificate and such a certificate is
prima facie evidence of the matters certified.