South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts80—Appointment of fisheries officers, scientific observers and
sea rangers
(1) The Minister may
appoint a suitable person to be a fisheries officer, scientific observer or
sea ranger for the purposes of this Act.
(2) A
fisheries officer is not eligible for appointment as a scientific observer.
(3) An appointment
under subsection (1) may be made subject to conditions limiting the area
within which, or the purposes for which, the appointee may exercise the powers
of a fisheries officer, scientific observer or sea ranger (as the case may
be).
(4) The Minister must
issue to an authorised person appointed under this section an identity
card—
(a)
containing the person's name and a photograph of the person; and
(b)
specifying that the person is a fisheries officer, scientific observer or
sea ranger (as the case may be) for the purposes of this Act; and
(c)
stating any limitation on the person's authority.
(5) Subject to this
Act, an authorised person appointed under this section must, at the request of
a person in relation to whom the authorised person intends to exercise powers
under this Act, produce for the inspection of the person his or her identity
card.
(6) If a
fisheries officer who is a police officer is not in uniform, the officer must,
at the request of a person in relation to whom the officer intends to exercise
powers under this Act, produce for the inspection of the person his or her
warrant card.
(7) The Minister may,
by written notice served on a person appointed as an authorised person under
this section—
(a) vary
or revoke a condition of an appointment imposed under subsection (3); or
(b)
revoke the appointment and require the person to return immediately his or her
identity card to the Minister.
(8) A person must not
fail or refuse to comply with a requirement of the Minister made under
subsection (7)(b).
Maximum penalty: $250.