The office was superseded by the position of the Director, Transport Safety which commenced operation on 1 July 2010.

The replacement position, the Director, Transport Safety, commenced immediately from that point on 1 July 2010.

The other agency is the Director, Transport Safety.

The Director, Transport Safety has oversight of safety regulation schemes and industry performance under the schemes.

No blame investigations for rail matters are undertaken by the Chief Investigator, Transport Safety.

The Director, Transport Safety is independent of Ministers and Government generally.

In broad terms, the Act requires the Director, Transport Safety to:

The Director, Transport Safety is one of two independent transport safety agencies in the State.

The other agency is the Chief Investigator, Transport Safety.

Part 5 contains a number of substantive provisions relating to the Chief Investigator, Transport Safety.