Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 377

377 Appointment

(1) The chief executive may appoint any of the following persons as an authorised person—

(a) a public service officer or public service employee;

(b) a health service employee;

(c) a person prescribed under a regulation.

(2) The chief executive officer of a local government may appoint any of the following persons as an authorised person for the local government and its area—

(a) an employee of the local government;

(b) if the chief executive officer of another local government agrees—an employee of the other local government;

(c) another person under contract to the local government.

(3) The chief executive officers of 2 or more local governments may appoint an employee of, or another person under contract to, one of the local governments to be an authorised person for the local governments’ areas.

(4) A person may be appointed for the Act generally, for stated provisions of the Act or for stated public health risks.