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Fisheries Act 1996

Appointment and powers of fishery officers - Provisions relating to exercise of powers

218: Production of warrant to be sufficient authority to act

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"Showing your warrant proves you can do your job as a fishery officer."

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If you are a fishery officer, honorary fishery officer, or examiner, showing your warrant is enough to prove you can do your job. You got this warrant under section 198. High seas fishery inspectors just need to show who they are and that they are inspectors.

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Provisions relating to exercise of powers

218Production of warrant to be sufficient authority to act

  1. The production by a fishery officer, honorary fishery officer, or examiner of a warrant issued to him or her under section 198, or the production by a high seas fishery inspector of evidence of his or her identity and of the fact that he or she is a high seas fishery inspector, is, until the contrary is proved, sufficient authority for the officer, examiner, or inspector to do any thing that he or she is authorised by this Act to do.

Notes
  • Section 218: substituted, on , by section 21 of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act (No 2) 1999 (1999 No 103).