Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Secretary may, in writing, appoint one or more of the following person to be utility meter verifiers:
(a) an APS employee (whether or not in the Department);
(b) a Commonwealth authority;
(c) an employee (whether or not an APS employee) of a Commonwealth authority;
(d) the holder of an office established by or under a law of the Commonwealth;
(e) a body corporate established for a public purpose by or under a law of a State or Territory;
(f) a State or Territory officer.
(2) The Secretary may appoint a body or person mentioned in paragraph (1)(e) or (f) only if the State or Territory concerned agrees to the appointment.
(3) The appointment must specify:
(a) the class or classes of utility meters that the utility meter verifier may verify under the appointment; and
(b) the period of the appointment.
(4) An appointment is subject to conditions that the Secretary imposes.
(5) The Secretary may impose a condition at the time of making the appointment or after the appointment is made.