Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1992 - SECT 284

  (1)   A person is an inspector for the purposes of this Act if the person is:

  (a)   a Commonwealth officer appointed by the ACMA, by written instrument, to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act; or

  (b)   a Commonwealth officer included in a class of Commonwealth officers appointed by the ACMA, by notifiable instrument, to be inspectors for the purposes of this Act; or

  (c)   an eligible State officer appointed by the ACMA, by written instrument, to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act; or

  (d)   an eligible State officer included in a class of eligible State officers appointed by the ACMA, by notifiable instrument, to be inspectors for the purposes of this Act; or

  (e)   a member (other than a special member) of the Australian Federal Police.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) has effect subject to subsection   (3).

  (3)   An instrument under paragraph   (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) may specify provisions of this Act or the Regulatory Powers Act in relation to which appointments made by the instrument are to apply, and any such limitation has effect accordingly.

Eligible State officer

  (4)   For the purposes of this section, eligible State officer means a person who, whether on a full - time or part - time basis, and whether in a permanent capacity or otherwise:

  (a)   is in the service or employment of an eligible State or an authority of an eligible State; or

  (b)   holds or performs the duties of any office or position established by or under a law of an eligible State;

and includes a member of the police force of an eligible State.

Eligible State

  (5)   A State may, by written notice given to the ACMA, consent to be treated as an eligible State for the purposes of this section.

  (6)   A notice under subsection   (5) may be given on behalf of a State by a Minister of the State.

  (7)   If a State consents under subsection   (5) to be treated as an eligible State for the purposes of this section, the ACMA must, by notifiable instrument, declare that the State is an eligible State for the purposes of this section.

State

  (8)   For the purposes of this section, State includes:

  (a)   the Australian Capital Territory; and

  (b)   the Northern Territory.