Environmental Public Health Act 1987 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Administration
3. Appointment of Director-General and authorised officers
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The Minister may appoint any person to be the Director-General of Public Health who is responsible for the administration of this Act except where expressly provided otherwise, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1);
An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.
The Director-General may in writing appoint any of the following persons to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act:
a public officer;
an officer or auxiliary officer of the Agency;
an officer of any statutory authority;
an auxiliary police officer appointed under the Police Force Act 2004.