Rail Safety National Law (NSW)
220Authority to take proceedings
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220 Authority to take proceedings
220 Authority to take proceedings
(1) Any legal proceedings to recover any charge, fee or money due under this Law or the national regulations in this jurisdiction may be taken only by the Minister or the Regulator, or by a person authorised by the Minister or the Regulator for the purpose, either generally or in any particular case.
(2) Any legal proceedings for an offence against this Law or the national regulations in this jurisdiction may be taken only by the Minister or the Regulator, or by a person authorised by the Minister or the Regulator for the purpose, either generally or in any particular case.
(3) In any proceedings referred to in this section, the production of an authority or consent purporting to be signed by the Minister or the Regulator is to be evidence of the authority or consent without proof of the signature of the Minister or the Regulator.
(4) The Minister or the Regulator may, for the purposes of this section, authorise any person who is a member of a specified class of persons to take the actions referred to in this section.