Without any further or other authority than the provisions of this section any authorised officer within the meaning of this Act may be appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of the Commonwealth Act known as the Whale Protection Act 1980 and any officer so appointed—
(a) shall perform any duties or functions required to be performed by him as such inspector; and
(b) may exercise any powers and perform any functions that are conferred upon him or delegated to him—
by or under the provisions of the Whale Protection Act 1980 or of any other Commonwealth Act relating to whales.
S. 85
inserted by No. 9694
s. 4.