South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

RAIL SAFETY ACT 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Application of Act
   5.      Act binds Crown

   PART 2--Accreditation of owners and operators

           Division 1--General provisions

   6.      Requirement for accreditation
   7.      Granting accreditation
   8.      Safety standards--compliance specification
   9.      Safety management plans
   10.     Administrating Authority may require further information
   11.     Interim accreditation
   12.     Duration of accreditation
   13.     Style and particulars of accreditation
   14.     Conditions
   15.     Private sidings

           Division 2--Refusal, variation, suspension or cancellation of accreditation

   16.     Refusal of application for accreditation
   17.     Variation of accreditation
   18.     Suspension or cancellation of accreditation
   19.     Immediate suspension

           Division 3--Dispute resolution

   20.     Dispute resolution

           Division 4--Related matters

   21.     Application fee
   22.     Annual fees
   23.     Periodical returns
   24.     Surrender of accreditation

   PART 3--Safety standards and measures

   25.     Compliance with Rail Safety Standards
   26.     Requirement to maintain safety systems, devices or appliances
   27.     Installation of safety or protective devices
   28.     Closing railway crossings
   29.     Power to require works to stop
   30.     Railway employees

   PART 4--Compliance inspections and reporting

   31.     Safety compliance inspections
   32.     Directions to undertake remedial safety work
   33.     Directions to provide program of remedial safety work
   34.     Declarations as to variation of accreditation
   35.     Safety reports
   36.     Supply of information
   37.     Notifiable occurrences
   38.     Authority may require report from owner or operator
   39.     Request for certain details
   40.     Offence

   PART 5--Inquiries and inspections

           Division 1--Inquiries

   41.     Appointment of investigator
   42.     Procedures and powers of an investigator
   43.     Report
   44.     Inquiry may continue despite other proceedings

           Division 2--Inspections etc

   45.     Appointment of authorised officers
   46.     Inspection powers
   47.     Provisions relating to seizure
   48.     Offence to hinder etc authorised officers
   49.     Self-incrimination etc
   50.     Offences by authorised officers etc

   PART 6--Miscellaneous

           Division 1--Administration

   51.     Ministerial control
   52.     Delegations
   53.     Annual report
   54.     Recovery of cost of entry and inspection
   55.     Exclusion from liability

           Division 2--General offences and proceedings

   56.     False information
   57.     Tampering with railway equipment
   58.     Offender to state name and address
   59.     Continuing offences
   60.     General provision relating to offences

           Division 3--Other matters

   61.     Liability of person for acts or omissions of employees or agents
   62.     Evidentiary provision
   63.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 1--Notifiable occurrences
           SCHEDULE 2--Regulations
           SCHEDULE 3--Transitional provisions
           Legislative history