Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00978:clause:1_21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00978
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 21
Character Range: 32583–33563

21  Appointment of inspectors
 (1) The Secretary may, in writing, appoint the following as an inspector:
 (a) an officer of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority;
 (b) an employee of Airservices Australia;
 (c) a person who is able to measure the level of noise emitted by an aircraft.
 (2) The Secretary must issue to an inspector an identity card, bearing a recent photograph of the person, stating that the person is an inspector appointed under this instrument.
 (3) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
 (a) the person ceases to be an inspector; and
 (b) the person does not return the person's identity card to the Secretary within 14 days after ceasing to be an inspector.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
 (4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the person had a reasonable excuse for failing to return the relevant identity card.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in this subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).