Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) There is to be a registrar of SPER.
(2) The registrar and other staff of the registry are to be employed under the Public Service Act 2008.
(3) Also, for enforcing this Act, the registrar may engage under a contract—
(a) commercial agents as enforcement officers; and
(b) other persons for other purposes.
(4) Persons engaged under subsection (3) are engaged under this Act and not the Public Service Act 2008.
(5) The registrar must give each enforcement officer employed or engaged by the registrar an identity card.
(6) The identity card must—
(a) contain a recent photograph of the enforcement officer; and
(b) be signed by the enforcement officer; and
(c) identify the person as an enforcement officer; and
(d) state an expiry date.
(7) A person who ceases to be an enforcement officer must return an identity card given to the officer under subsection (5) to the registrar as soon as practicable, but within 21 days, after the person ceases to be an enforcement officer, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not returning it in the 21 days.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.