Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Rail Safety Act 2006 - SECT 68

Accredited rail operator must put into effect emergency plan without delay

68. Accredited rail operator must put into effect emergency plan without delay



(1) An accredited rail operator who has prepared an emergency plan must put
the emergency plan into effect without delay if-

   (a)  a major incident occurs; or

   (b)  an incident occurs which could reasonably be expected to lead to a
        major incident.

Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 1800 penalty units or imprisonment
for 12 months or both; 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).