RAIL SAFETY ACT 1996
Table of Provisions
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
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
