New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RAIL SAFETY ACT 2008 - SECT 15

15 Safety performance reports

(1) A rail transport operator must give the ITSRR a safety performance report in respect of each reporting period that:

(a) is in a form approved by the ITSRR, and

(b) complies with the requirements (if any) prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section, and

(c) contains the following:

(i) a description and assessment of the safety performance of the rail transport operator’s railway operations,

(ii) comments on any deficiencies in, and any irregularities in, the railway operations that may be relevant to the safety of the railway,

(iii) a description of any safety initiatives in relation to the railway operations undertaken during the reporting period or proposed to be undertaken in the next reporting period,

(iv) any other information or performance indicators prescribed by the regulations for the purpose of this section.

(2) A rail transport operator must submit a report in accordance with this section within 6 months after the end of each reporting period or within such other period as is agreed from time to time by the ITSRR and the rail transport operator.

(3) In this section, "reporting period" means a calendar year, or such other period as is agreed from time to time by the ITSRR and the rail transport operator.

Maximum penalty:

(a) in the case of a corporation-300 penalty units, or

(b) in the case of an individual-150 penalty units.