108Report to Minister of investigation

108 Report to Minister of investigation

108 Report to Minister of investigation

(1) On the completion of the investigation, the investigator must prepare and submit a report to the Minister.

(2) The report must include—

(a) findings as to the facts of the marine accident or other incident, and where the facts cannot be established with certainty, an opinion as to the most probable facts, and

(b) in the case of a marine accident, the cause or most probable cause of the accident, and

(c) any observations and recommendations to prevent the recurrence of similar marine accidents or incidents that the investigator considers should be made.

(3) The investigator may provide a copy of a draft report, or proposed recommendations in a report, on a confidential basis, to the Minister or any other person before completing the report—

(a) if the investigator thinks that it is desirable or necessary to do so for the purposes of transport or marine safety, or

(b) to allow the making of submissions about the draft report, or

(c) to give advance notice of the likely form of the report.

(4) The investigator may include in a report any submissions made in response to a draft report or draft recommendations.

s 108: Am 2016 No 28, Sch 1 [44].