Section 5
Authorised officers
of Requisition of Resources Act 1985
An “authorised officer” means —
any police officer of or above the rank of sergeant;
for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Act, any public officer whether appointed by name or by office by a competent authority to act on the competent authority’s behalf;
for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Act, any person, or member of a class of persons, performing duties of a public nature, appointed by a competent authority to act on the competent authority’s behalf;
an officer or soldier of the armed forces; or
a person who is holding the rank of an officer in the civil defence force.