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Passenger Transport Act 1990
46BDChief Investigator may request transport safety inquiry
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#### 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.
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> > (2) If the Minister receives a written notice under subsection (1) from the Chief Investigator, the Minister is to—
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> > > (a) constitute a Board of Inquiry to conduct a transport safety inquiry into the accident, incident, event, occurrence, practice or matter, or
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> > > (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.
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> **s 46BD:** Ins 2005 No 55, Sch 3 \[11\]. Am 2012 No 82, Sch 2.11 \[87\].