33A—Appointment of authorised officers
(1) The Minister may
appoint an officer or employee of the Crown or a local council to be an
authorised officer for the purposes of this Act.
(2) An appointment of
an authorised officer—
(a) must
be in writing; and
(c) may
be subject to conditions; and
(d) may
be in respect of the whole State or any specified part of the State.
(3) Each authorised
officer must be issued with an identity card that—
(a)
includes a photograph of the authorised officer.
(4) The identity card
must be issued as soon as is reasonably practicable after the appointment is
made (but an authorised officer is not prevented from exercising powers under
this Act just because an identity card is yet to be issued).
(5) An authorised
officer must, if requested to do so, produce evidence of his or her
appointment by providing a copy of his or her notice of appointment, or by
showing his or her identity card for inspection, before exercising the powers
of an authorised officer under this Act in relation to any person.
(6) The Minister may,
at any time, vary or revoke an appointment which he or she has made, or vary
or revoke a condition of an appointment or impose a further condition in
relation to an appointment.