Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Rail Safety Act 2006 - SECT 27

Rail operator to have in place a safety management system

27. Rail operator to have in place a safety management system



(1) A rail operator must at all times have in place a safety management system
in respect of the rail operations that the rail operator carries out that
complies with the requirements of this Act and the regulations.

Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 1800 penalty units; In the case of a
body corporate, 9000 penalty units.

(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an indictable offence.

Note However, the offence may be heard and determined summarily (see section
53 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Magistrates' Court Act 1989).