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# Schedule 4 Authorised officers
Schedule 4 Authorised officers
section 132
Class 1 officer means—
> (a1) the Commissioner of Fines Administration, or
> (a) a person who is employed by Revenue NSW in the Department of Customer Service and who is authorised by the Commissioner of Fines Administration for the purposes of this definition, or
> (b) a person—
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> > (i) whose services are made use of by Revenue NSW, whether by way of temporary hire arrangement, secondment or otherwise, and
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> > (ii) who is authorised by the Commissioner of Fines Administration for the purposes of this definition, and
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> > (iii) who is subject to the control and direction of the Commissioner of Fines Administration as an authorised officer.
Class 2 officer means a person—
> (a) employed in the Transport Service who is appointed as a class 2 enforcement officer, or
> (b) who is subject to the control and direction of Transport for NSW as a class 2 enforcement officer.
Class 3 officer means a person—
> (a) who is employed by the State Transit Authority as an enforcement officer, or
> (b) who is subject to the control and direction of the State Transit Authority as an enforcement officer.
Class 4 officer means a person who is appointed by the Point to Point Transport Commissioner as an authorised officer for the purposes of the [Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-034).
Class 5 officer means an authorised officer within the meaning of the [Forestry Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-096).
Class 6 officer means a person—
> (a) who is an enforcement officer within the meaning of the [Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-156), section 226, for an offence arising under that Act, section 145, and
> (b) who is—
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> > (i) an officer or employee of the Department of Planning and Environment, or
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> > (ii) subject to the control and direction of the Department of Planning and Environment.
Class 7 officer means—
> (a) a member of staff of Place Management NSW who is employed as an enforcement officer, or
> (b) a person who is subject to the control and direction of Place Management NSW as an enforcement officer.
Class 8 officer means a person—
> (a) who is employed in a government department as an enforcement officer, or
> (b) who is subject to the control and direction of the head of a government department as an enforcement officer.
Class 9 officer means a person—
> (a) who is employed by a corporation established by or under an Act as an enforcement officer, or
> (b) who is subject to the control and direction of a corporation as an enforcement officer.
Class 10 officer means a person—
> (a) who is an authorised person within the meaning of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030) for the purposes of that Act, section 679, and
> (b) who is—
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> > (i) employed by a local council, or
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> > (ii) subject to the control and direction of a local council.
Class 11 officer means a person who is appointed as an authorised officer under the Act, Part 7.1.
Class 12 officer means a person—
> (a) who is employed by a declared organisation as an enforcement officer, or
> (b) who is subject to the control and direction of a declared organisation as an enforcement officer.
Class 13 officer means a person employed in the Transport Service who is appointed as a Traffic Commander or a Transport Commander.
Class 14 officer means a person appointed as an authorised officer under the [Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-42a), section 481.
**sch 4:** Am 2022 (416), Sch 3\[4\]; 2023 No 35, Sch 4.38; 2025 (125), Sch 3\[4\].