141Chief Investigator may request transport safety inquiry

141 Chief Investigator may request transport safety inquiry

141 Chief Investigator may request transport safety inquiry

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

(2) If the Minister receives a request under this section, 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.