84Safety investigation reports

84 Safety investigation reports (1) A safety investigator must prepare a report (a safety investigation report)— (a) after completing a safety investigation into a boating accident or other matter; or (b) if requested to do so by the Minister under section 82 (4).

(2) The safety investigation report must include— (a) findings of fact of the boating accident or other matter, and if the facts cannot be established with certainty, the safety investigator’s opinion as to the most probable facts; and (b) for a boating accident—the cause or most probable cause of the boating accident; and (c) observations and recommendations that the safety investigator considers should be carried out to prevent a similar boating accident or other matter from happening again. (3) The safety investigator must not include an adverse comment in relation to a person in a safety investigation report unless the safety investigator has given the person a reasonable opportunity to respond to the proposed comment. (4) A safety investigator may, at any time during a safety investigation, prepare an interim safety investigation report and submit it to the (5) The safety investigator must submit a safety investigation report to the Minister.