Victorian Numbered Acts

RAIL SAFETY ACT 2006 (NO 9 OF 2006) - SECT 43

    (1)     If the Safety Director—

        (a)     receives applications from 2 or more rail operators for the accreditation of rail operations; and

        (b)     believes that the co-ordinated preparation of their applications is necessary to ensure that the rail operations of the applicants are carried out safely—

the Safety Director may give a direction to the rail operators to co-ordinate their applications.

    (2)     A direction under sub-section (1) must be in writing.

    (3)     A direction under this section may require each rail operator that is the subject of the direction to provide to another rail operator, also subject to the direction, information concerning any circumstances in relation to the carrying out of rail operations by them that could constitute a hazard in relation to the carrying out of rail operations by the other rail operator.

    (4)     A person who is given a direction under sub-section (1) must comply with the direction.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.

    (5)     A rail operator that has co-ordinated the preparation of their application in accordance with this section must include in the application reference to information given by the operator, or given to, another rail operator in accordance with a direction under this section.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.