22   Appointment of inspectors

(1)  The plumbing regulator may appoint persons as inspectors for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  A person is eligible for appointment as an inspector only if the person is:

(a)  a member of the Government Service, or

(b)  an officer or employee of a local council, or

(c)  a person, or an officer or employee of a person, to whom the functions of the plumbing regulator have been delegated under this Act, or

(d)  an investigator under the Fair Trading Act 1987.

(3)  An inspector is an authorised person for the purposes of this Act.