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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Administrative provisions - Organisation of Customs

271: Authorised persons: individual authorisations

You could also call this:

"Who can be given special jobs like a Customs officer and what they can do"

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The chief executive can authorise someone who is not a Customs officer to do some of the things a Customs officer does. This person must be suitably qualified and trained. The authorisation must be in writing and say what the person can do, who the person is, and how long the authorisation lasts, which can be up to 3 years.

You can be treated as a Customs officer if you are authorised to do certain things. The chief executive can renew your authorisation for up to 3 more years. If you are authorised, you must follow the rules and do what you are allowed to do.

The chief executive can stop your authorisation if you are not doing your job properly, if you ask them to, or if they think it is no longer needed. If your authorisation stops, you must give back any documents or things you got because of your authorisation. You can see similar rules in the Customs Act 1966.

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Part 5Administrative provisions
Organisation of Customs

271Authorised persons: individual authorisations

  1. The chief executive may authorise a suitably qualified and trained person who is not a Customs officer to carry out any functions of a Customs officer under this Act.

  2. An authorisation under subsection (1) must—

  3. be in writing; and
    1. specify—
      1. the authorised person; and
        1. the functions that may be carried out by the authorised person; and
          1. the term of the authorisation, which must not be for more than 3 years.

          2. The chief executive may renew any authorisation given under subsection (1) for a period of not more than 3 years.

          3. A person who is authorised under this section must, for the purposes of this Act, be treated as a Customs officer in relation to the carrying out by that person of any functions in accordance with that person's authorisation.

          4. The chief executive may revoke an authorisation given under this section—

          5. for incapacity, neglect of duty, or misconduct; or
            1. on the written request of the authorised person; or
              1. if the chief executive considers that the authorisation is no longer necessary.

                1. If a person ceases to be an authorised person under this section, he or she must surrender to the chief executive all articles and documents received by him or her in relation to the authorisation.

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                • 1996 No 27 s 6