Rapid Transit Systems Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Safety of Railway
22. Appointment of inspector
Feedback & supportThe Minister may in writing appoint any person to be an inspector for the purposes of this Part.
The powers conferred by section 23 or by any regulations made under this Act may be exercised by an inspector only —
for the purpose of ensuring the safety of any railway or any part thereof; or
when an inspector is directed to do so pursuant to such regulations, for the purpose of investigating an accident on any part of any railway,after the railway or the part in question has commenced operation for public use.
An inspector may appoint any persons that the inspector considers necessary to assist him or her in the performance of his or her duties and may in writing authorise any such person to exercise any power conferred on the inspector by section 23 or by any regulations made under this Act for any purpose mentioned in subsection (2).
When exercising any power, an inspector or a person authorised under subsection (3) must produce to any person who requests him or her to do so evidence of his or her identity and, in the case of an inspector, of his or her appointment or, in the case of a person so authorised, of his or her authority.