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Rail Safety National Law (Tasmania) Act 2012
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### 20 Rail safety officers
> A person holding office as a rail safety officer under [section 152](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2009-064#GS152@EN) of the repealed Act immediately before the relevant day may continue, on and from the relevant day, to hold office as a rail safety officer and may perform the functions and exercise the powers of a rail safety officer under the Rail Safety National Law (Tasmania) –
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> > > (a) for a period of 6 months commencing on the commencement of this Act; or
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> > > (b) until he or she is appointed as a rail safety officer under section 135 of the Rail Safety National Law (Tasmania) –
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> whichever occurs first.