MARINE SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 108
Report to Minister of investigation
MARINE SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 108
Report to Minister of investigation
108 Report to Minister of investigation
(1) On the completion of the investigation, the investigator must prepare and
submit a report to the Minister.
(2) The report must include--
(a) findings
as to the facts of the marine accident or other incident, and where the facts
cannot be established with certainty, an opinion as to the most probable
facts, and
(b) in the case of a marine accident, the cause or most probable
cause of the accident, and
(c) any observations and recommendations to
prevent the recurrence of similar marine accidents or incidents that the
investigator considers should be made.
(3) The investigator may provide a
copy of a draft report, or proposed recommendations in a report, on a
confidential basis, to the Minister or any other person before completing the
report--
(a) if the investigator thinks that it is desirable or necessary to
do so for the purposes of transport or marine safety, or
(b) to allow the
making of submissions about the draft report, or
(c) to give advance notice
of the likely form of the report.
(4) The investigator may include in a
report any submissions made in response to a draft report or draft
recommendations.
