Cybersecurity Act · s 24
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Open the official texts 24Appointment of cybersecurity technical experts
The Commissioner may, in writing, appoint any of the following as a cybersecurity technical expert for a specified period to assist any incident response officer in the course of an investigation under section 21 or 22 —
a public officer or an employee of a statutory body;
an individual (who is not a public officer or an employee of a statutory body) with suitable qualifications or experience to properly perform the role of a cybersecurity technical expert.
The role of a cybersecurity technical expert is to provide such advice of a technical nature as the incident response officer may require in the course of an investigation under section 21 or 22.
The Commissioner may, for any reason that appears to the
Commissioner to be sufficient, at any time revoke the appointment of an individual as a cybersecurity technical expert.
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The Commissioner shall issue to each cybersecurity technical expert an identification card which shall be carried at all times by the cybersecurity technical expert when performing the role of a cybersecurity technical expert.
A cybersecurity technical expert whose appointment as such ceases shall return any identification card issued to the cybersecurity technical expert under subsection (4) to the Commissioner.