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Civil Aviation Act 2023

Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement - Inspectors and response officers

333: Identity cards

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"Inspectors must carry identity cards to prove who they are and what they do"

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The Director gives each inspector an identity card with their name and job title on it. The card may also have other information that is required by regulations or rules. You can think of regulations as rules created by the government to help laws work properly.

When an inspector is doing their job, they must show you their identity card if you ask to see it. This is so you know they are really an inspector and have the power to do their job. Inspectors have special powers under the Civil Aviation Act 2023.

If someone stops being an inspector, they must give their identity card back to the Director as soon as possible. This is so the card does not get used by someone who is not supposed to be an inspector. You can find more information about this by looking at the Civil Aviation Act 1986 for comparison.

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Part 9Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement
Inspectors and response officers

333Identity cards

  1. The Director must give each inspector an identity card that—

  2. states the person's name and appointment as an inspector; and
    1. includes any other matter prescribed by regulations or rules.

      1. An inspector must, when performing or exercising functions and powers under this Act, produce the inspector’s identity card for inspection on request.

      2. A person who ceases to be an inspector must as soon as practicable return the identity card to the Director.

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