Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

RAIL SAFETY ACT 1997

- Act 24 of 1997
- Royal Assent 2 September 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

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

   PART 2 - Accreditation of owners and operators Division 1 - General
   provisions

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

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

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

           Division 3 - Dispute resolution

   20.     20. Dispute resolution

           Division 4 - Related matters

   21.     21. Application fee
   22.     22. Annual fees
   23.     23. Periodical returns

   PART 3 - Safety standards and measures

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

   PART 4 - Compliance inspections and reporting

   30.     30. Safety compliance inspections
   31.     31. Directions to undertake remedial safety work
   32.     32. Directions to provide program of remedial safety work
   33.     33. Notifiable occurrences
   34.     34. Authority may require report from owner or operator
   35.     35. Request for certain details
   36.     36. Offence

   PART 5 - Inquiries and inspections Division 1 - Inquiries

   37.     37. Appointment of investigator
   38.     38. Procedures and powers of investigator
   39.     39. Report
   40.     40. Inquiry may continue despite other proceedings

           Division 2 - Inspections, &c.

   41.     41. Appointment of authorised officers
   42.     42. Inspection powers
   43.     43. Provisions relating to seizure
   44.     44. Offence to hinder, &c., authorised officers
   45.     45. Self-incrimination, &c.

   PART 6 - Miscellaneous Division 1 - Administration

   46.     46. Ministerial control
   47.     47. Delegation
   48.     48. Recovery of cost of entry and inspection
   49.     49. Exclusion from liability

           Division 2 - General offences and proceedings

   50.     50. False information
   51.     51. Tampering with railway equipment
   52.     52. Offender to state name and address
   53.     53. Continuing offences
   54.     54. General provision relating to offences

           Division 3 - Other matters

   55.     55. Liability of person for acts or omissions of employees or
           agents
   56.     56. Evidentiary provision
   57.     57. Relationship between this Act and other Acts relating to
           railways
   58.     58. Regulations
   59.     59. Transitional provisions
   60.     60. Administration of Act
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3


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