46BDChief Investigator may request transport safety inquiry

46BD Chief Investigator may request transport safety inquiry

46BD Chief Investigator may request transport safety inquiry

(1) The Chief Investigator may, if he or she considers it to be appropriate in the circumstances, give a written notice to the Minister requesting that any transport accident or incident or any other event, occurrence, practice or matter that may affect the safe provision of railway operations or a public passenger service carried on by means of a bus or ferry be the subject of a transport safety inquiry.

(2) If the Minister receives a written notice under subsection (1) from the Chief Investigator, the Minister is to—

(a) constitute a Board of Inquiry to conduct a transport safety inquiry into the accident, incident, event, occurrence, practice or matter, or

(b) within one month after receiving the notice, provide the Chief Investigator with written reasons for not doing so and table the notice and the reasons in each House of Parliament.

s 46BD: Ins 2005 No 55, Sch 3 [11]. Am 2012 No 82, Sch 2.11 [87].