Tasmanian Numbered Acts

DANGEROUS GOODS ACT 1998 (NO. 6 OF 1998) - SECT 9

9. Competent Authorities

      (1) The Head of the Agency, within the meaning of the Tasmanian State Service Act 1984 , in which this Act is administered is a Competent Authority for the purposes of this Act.

      (2) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette , appoint other Competent Authorities for the purposes of this Act.

      (3) A Competent Authority –

(a) has power to do all of the things that it is authorised to do by this or any other Act; and

(b) has power to do all other things necessary or convenient to be done in connection with the exercise of the Competent Authority's powers; and

(c) may exercise all the powers and perform all the functions of an authorised officer.

      (4) A Competent Authority, when exercising the powers or performing the functions of an authorised officer, has all the immunities of an authorised officer.