South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts44—Local authorised officers
(1) A council may, by
instrument in writing, appoint a suitably qualified person to be a
local authorised officer.
(2) An appointment
under this section may be made subject to such conditions or limitations as
the council thinks fit.
(3) Without limiting
subsection (2), the powers conferred on a local authorised officer under
this or any other Act may be exercised within the area of the council.
(4) A
local authorised officer is subject to direction by the council.
(5) A person may hold
an appointment as a local authorised officer from more than 1 council.
(6) The council may
vary or revoke an appointment at any time.
(7) A council must
notify the Chief Public Health Officer if the council—
(a)
makes an appointment under this section; or
(b)
revokes an appointment under this section.
(8) A notification
under subsection (7) must be accompanied by such information as the
Chief Public Health Officer thinks fit and specifies for the purposes of this
section from time to time.
(9) A council must, in
determining the number of local authorised officers who should be appointed
for its area, take into account any policy developed by the
Chief Public Health Officer for the purposes of this section.