The office was superseded by the position of the Director, Transport Safety which commenced operation on 1 July 2010.
[1] The office of the Director, Public Transport Safety commenced operation on 1 August 2006, initially within the Department of Infrastructure.
[2] The review examined governance arrangements for safety regulation in the public transport sector drawing on Australian and overseas models.
[4] Ultimately, the review recommended the creation of a new independent statutory office with a clearer charter and accountability arrangements.
These provisions added a new subdivision 3 into Part II of the then Transport Act 1983[11] to establish the safety director's office and to create its objects, functions and powers.
Commencement of the act formally established the office of the Director, Public Transport Safety.
The replacement position, the Director, Transport Safety, commenced immediately from that point on 1 July 2010.