Inspectors and Regulatory Officers

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

• searching aircraft vehicles premises and people and checking documents and goods to detect illegal activities such as undocumented cargo prohibited goods and illegal aliens
• examining and assessing visas and residency applications
• testing applicants' ability to operate a motor vehicle assessing applicants' suitability to hold learner's permits and probationary licences and issuing learner's permits and probationary licences
• identifying pest and weed problems and determining treatments and management
• assessing claims for government benefits
• carrying out random checks of taxation documents to detect non-compliance with taxation legislation
• conducting visual checks of the mechanical structural electrical pneumatic and hydraulic systems of railway wagons carriages and locomotives for condition and correct classification
• ensuring that train tram and bus services are provided according to schedule monitoring the cleanliness presentation and condition of vehicles and recommending improvements and changes to services
• receiving and assessing applications for licences to use water investigating the ability of water resources to meet new requirements and conducting site inspections

If you enjoy complex problem solving, and are a critical thinker who is good at communicating with people and undertaking administrative tasks, then the Public Administration and Safety sector might have a career pathway for you.

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