(1) For the purposes
of this Act, an authorised officer is —
(a) a
police officer; or
(b) a
person designated by the CEO under subsection (2).
(2) The CEO may
designate as an authorised officer a person employed in, or engaged for the
purposes of, the Department.
(3) The CEO must
ensure that each authorised officer designated under subsection (2) is issued
with an identity card in the approved form.
(4) An authorised
officer designated under subsection (2) must —
(a)
carry the officer’s identity card when performing functions under this
Act; and
(b) if
it is practicable to do so, produce the officer’s identity card before
exercising a power under this Act.
(5) In any
proceedings, the production of an identity card is evidence of the designation
under subsection (2) of the authorised officer to whom the card relates.