Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) The road transport authority may authorise, in writing, a person to be an authorised person for the road transport legislation or a provision of the road transport legislation.
(2) The regulations may prescribe a person to be an authorised person for the road transport legislation or a provision of the road transport legislation.
(3) A person must not be authorised under subsection (1) unless—
(a) the person is an Australian citizen or a permanent resident of Australia; and
(b) the road transport authority has certified in writing that, after appropriate inquiry, the authority is satisfied that the person is a suitable person to be authorised, having regard in particular to—
(i) whether the person has any criminal convictions; and
(ii) the person's employment record; and
(c) the person has satisfactorily completed adequate training to exercise the powers of an authorised person proposed to be given to the person.