(1)

The Secretary may, by writing, appoint persons to be authorised officers for the purposes of this Act.

(2)

The Secretary may cause an identity card to be issued to an authorised officer.

(3)

An identity card:

(a)

is to incorporate a recent photograph of the person to whom it is issued; and

(b)

is to contain:

(i)

the person's signature; and

(ii)

a unique number assigned to the person by the Secretary; and

(c)

is to state that the person is an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act.

(4)

A person who ceases to be an authorised officer must, as soon as practicable after so ceasing, return his or her identity card to the Secretary.

(5)

A person is guilty of an offence if:

(a)

an identity card was issued to the person; and

(b)

the person has ceased to be an authorised officer; and

(c)

the person fails to return the identity card as required by subsection (4).

Maximum penalty: 1 penalty unit.

(6)

In this section: