Road Transport Act 2013
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166 Authorised officers
166 Authorised officers
(cf Gen Act, ss 121 and 128)
(1) Transport for NSW may, by instrument in writing, appoint—
(a) a specified person to be an authorised officer, or
(b) persons of a specified class to be authorised officers.
(2) An authorised officer may but need not be a member of staff of Transport for NSW or of a public authority.
(3) (Repealed)
(4) Transport for NSW may exercise any power conferred by or under the road transport legislation on an authorised officer, other than a power that requires the physical presence of an authorised officer.
(5) Accordingly, in this Act (except this Part) references to an authorised officer include references to Transport for NSW.
s 166: Am 2013 No 71, Sch 2.2 [8].