An Authorised Officer may be any one of the following:
• an authorised officer in the admission/student enquiry office at any Tertiary Institution.
• an accountant - members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, or the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, or the National Institute of Accountants, or the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants or Registered Tax Agents.
• a bank manager, but not a manager of a bank travel centre
• a barrister, solicitor or patent attorney
• a police officer in charge of a police station, or of the rank of sergeant and above
• a principal of an Australian secondary college, high school or primary school
• a Justice of the Peace (with registration number and the State in which they are registered as a JP)
• a minister of religion