South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

RAIL SAFETY ACT 2007 - SECT 22

22—Appointment

        (1)         The Regulator may, by instrument in writing, appoint a person, to be an authorised officer for a term specified in the instrument.

        (2)         In addition, a person of a class specified by the Regulator, by instrument published in the Gazette, will be taken to be a person appointed as an authorised officer.

Note—

1         A person appointed under subsection (1) or (2) need not be an employee of a government agency or instrumentality.

2         A person appointed under subsection (1) or (2) may be a police officer of this jurisdiction or a rail safety officer under a corresponding rail safety law.

        (3)         An appointment under subsection (1) or (2) may be subject to conditions specified by the Regulator.

        (4)         Without limiting the conditions to which the appointment of an authorised officer may be subject, a condition may specify 1 or more of the following:

            (a)         functions under this Act or the regulations that may not be exercised by the authorised officer;

            (b)         the only functions under this Act or the regulations that may be exercised by the authorised officer;

            (c)         the circumstances or manner in which a function under this Act or the regulations may be performed by the authorised officer.

        (5)         The Regulator may, by instrument in writing, revoke the appointment of a person as an authorised officer.

        (6)         An instrument under subsection (5) may relate to a person who would otherwise be an authorised officer under subsection (2) .

        (7)         However, for an instrument to have effect under subsection (6) , it must be published in the Gazette.