Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Rail Safety Act 2006 - SECT 28

Rail operator must comply with a safety management system

28. Rail operator must comply with a safety management system



(1) A rail operator must comply with the safety management system the rail
operator has in place in respect of the rail operations that the rail operator
carries out.

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).