Appointment of officers under GST establishes notified classes of tax officers and deems VAT officers as GST officers. The Government shall, by notification, appoint classes of officers for state GST administration, including Chief Commissioner of State Tax, Commissioners, Additional Commissioners, Joint Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners, Deputy Assistant Commissioners, Goods and Services Tax officers, and any other classes as deemed fit; officers appointed under the Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005 are deemed to be officers appointed under this Act.