This legislation has been repealed.
67—Regional authorised officers
(1) Subject to this
section, a regional NRM board may, by instrument in writing, appoint a person
to be a regional authorised officer.
(2) The Chief Officer
may, by notice in writing addressed to a regional NRM board, specify the
qualifications or experience that a person must possess in order to be
appointed, or to remain, a regional authorised officer.
(3) The Chief Officer
may, by notice in writing addressed to the regional authorised officer, place
conditions or limitations on the ability of a regional authorised officer to
exercise a power under this or any other Act.
(4) The Chief Officer
must provide a copy of any notice under subsection (3)
to the relevant regional NRM board.
(5) Without derogating
from subsection (3)
, the powers conferred on a regional authorised officer under this or any
other Act may be exercised within the region of the relevant
regional NRM board or, if authorised or directed by the Chief Officer, in any
other region subject to any conditions or limitations specified by the
Chief Officer.
(6) An appointment
under this section may be made subject to such other conditions or limitations
as the relevant regional NRM board thinks fit.
(7) A
regional authorised officer is subject to direction by the regional NRM board.
(8) A
regional NRM board must, at the direction of the Chief Officer, appoint one or
more regional authorised officers, or additional regional authorised officers
(as the case requires).
(9) A
regional NRM board must, at the direction of the Chief Officer, revoke the
appointment of a particular regional authorised officer, and may in any event
revoke the appointment of a regional authorised officer at any time.
(10) A
regional NRM board may only appoint an officer of a council as an
authorised officer under this section with the agreement of the council.