Rail Safety National Law (Queensland)
sec.135Appointment
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sec.135 Appointment
The Regulator may, by instrument in writing, appoint a person, or a person of a prescribed class, to be a rail safety officer for a term, and subject to the conditions, specified in the instrument. A person appointed under subsection (1) need not be an employee of a government agency or instrumentality. A person appointed under subsection (1) may be a police officer of a participating jurisdiction. Without limiting the conditions to which the appointment of a rail safety officer may be subject, a condition may specify 1 or more of the following: functions under this Law that may not be exercised by the officer; the only functions under this Law that may be exercised by the officer; the circumstances or manner in which a function under this Law may be performed by the officer. Under the Act , section 11 , a police office can not be appointed as a rail safety officer. (sec.135-ssec.1) The Regulator may, by instrument in writing, appoint a person, or a person of a prescribed class, to be a rail safety officer for a term, and subject to the conditions, specified in the instrument. A person appointed under subsection (1) need not be an employee of a government agency or instrumentality. A person appointed under subsection (1) may be a police officer of a participating jurisdiction. (sec.135-ssec.2) Without limiting the conditions to which the appointment of a rail safety officer may be subject, a condition may specify 1 or more of the following: functions under this Law that may not be exercised by the officer; the only functions under this Law that may be exercised by the officer; the circumstances or manner in which a function under this Law may be performed by the officer.
- 1 A person appointed under subsection (1) need not be an employee of a government agency or instrumentality.
- 2 A person appointed under subsection (1) may be a police officer of a participating jurisdiction.
- (a) functions under this Law that may not be exercised by the officer;
- (b) the only functions under this Law that may be exercised by the officer;
- (c) the circumstances or manner in which a function under this Law may be performed by the officer.