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PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008 - SECT 165CO

Limitation on the powers that may be conferred on authorised officers appointed as permitted by section 165CN

    (1)     Despite section 189, the Chief Health Officer may only authorise an authorised officer appointed as permitted by section 165CN to exercise the following public health risk powers

        (a)     if the authorised officer is a police officer or a protective services officer, the public health risk powers referred to in section 190(1)(c), (d), (e) and (f);

        (b)         if the authorised officer is a Worksafe inspector, the public health risk powers referred to in section 190(1)(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k);

        (c)     if the authorised officer is a person appointed as permitted by section 165CN(a), the public health risk powers referred to in section 190(1)(d) and (e);

        (d)     if the authorised officer is a person appointed as permitted by section 165CN(e) or (f), the public health risk powers specified in the authorised officer's instrument of appointment.

    (2)     Despite section 165AW, the Chief Health Officer must not authorise an authorised officer appointed as permitted by section 165CN to exercise any of the pandemic management powers.

Note

The pandemic management powers include powers relating to detention.

    (3)     This section does not limit the restrictions to which the appointment of an authorised officer may otherwise be subject under this Act.

Division 11—Other matters

S. 165CP inserted by No. 53/2021 s. 12.



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