sec.111Appointment of authorised persons generally

### sec.111 Appointment of authorised persons generally Every police officer is an authorised person for relevant transport legislation. Subject to section 111A (1) , the chief executive may appoint any of the following persons to be an authorised person, other than an authorised person (transit officer), for relevant transport legislation— a public service employee; an employee of, or a contractor for, a railway manager or railway operator; an employee of a contractor mentioned in paragraph (b) ; an employee of, or a contractor for, the Authority; an employee of a contractor mentioned in paragraph (d) ; an employee of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator; another person prescribed under a regulation. Subject to section 111A (2) , the chief executive may appoint any of the following persons to be an authorised person (transit officer) (a transit officer ) for relevant transport legislation— a public service employee; an employee of a railway manager or railway operator that is a rail government entity; an employee of the Authority. The chief executive may restrict the powers of an authorised person (other than a police officer) by written notice given to the person. An authorised person who is a person mentioned in subsection (2) (b) or (c) or (3) (b) may exercise a power under this Act only in relation to a railway managed or operated by the railway manager or railway operator of whom the person is an employee, a contractor or an employee of a contractor. Subsection (5) does not apply to an authorised person who is— an employee of, or a contractor for, a rail government entity; or an employee of a contractor for the rail government entity. In this section— National Heavy Vehicle Regulator means the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator established under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) , section 656 . s 111 amd 1997 No. 66 s 95 ; 2004 No. 9 s 23 ; 2008 No. 67 s 149 ; 2008 No. 67 s 217 ; 2010 No. 19 s 152 ; 2013 No. 19 s 120 sch 1 ; 2024 No. 2 s 29 (sec.111-ssec.1) Every police officer is an authorised person for relevant transport legislation. (sec.111-ssec.2) Subject to section 111A (1) , the chief executive may appoint any of the following persons to be an authorised person, other than an authorised person (transit officer), for relevant transport legislation— a public service employee; an employee of, or a contractor for, a railway manager or railway operator; an employee of a contractor mentioned in paragraph (b) ; an employee of, or a contractor for, the Authority; an employee of a contractor mentioned in paragraph (d) ; an employee of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator; another person prescribed under a regulation. (sec.111-ssec.3) Subject to section 111A (2) , the chief executive may appoint any of the following persons to be an authorised person (transit officer) (a transit officer ) for relevant transport legislation— a public service employee; an employee of a railway manager or railway operator that is a rail government entity; an employee of the Authority. (sec.111-ssec.4) The chief executive may restrict the powers of an authorised person (other than a police officer) by written notice given to the person. (sec.111-ssec.5) An authorised person who is a person mentioned in subsection (2) (b) or (c) or (3) (b) may exercise a power under this Act only in relation to a railway managed or operated by the railway manager or railway operator of whom the person is an employee, a contractor or an employee of a contractor. (sec.111-ssec.6) Subsection (5) does not apply to an authorised person who is— an employee of, or a contractor for, a rail government entity; or an employee of a contractor for the rail government entity. (sec.111-ssec.7) In this section— National Heavy Vehicle Regulator means the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator established under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) , section 656 . - (a) a public service employee; - (b) an employee of, or a contractor for, a railway manager or railway operator; - (c) an employee of a contractor mentioned in paragraph (b) ; - (d) an employee of, or a contractor for, the Authority; - (e) an employee of a contractor mentioned in paragraph (d) ; - (ea) an employee of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator; - (f) another person prescribed under a regulation. - (a) a public service employee; - (b) an employee of a railway manager or railway operator that is a rail government entity; - (c) an employee of the Authority. - (a) an employee of, or a contractor for, a rail government entity; or - (b) an employee of a contractor for the rail government entity.