103Safety performance reports

103 Safety performance reports

103 Safety performance reports

(1) A rail transport operator must give the Regulator a safety performance report about the operator’s railway operations in respect of which the operator is required to be accredited for each reporting period that—

(a) is in a form approved by the Regulator; and

(b) complies with the requirements (if any) prescribed by the national regulations for the purposes of this section; and

(c) contains—

(i) a description and assessment of the safety performance of the operator’s railway operations; and

(ii) comments on any deficiencies, and any irregularities, in the railway operations that may be relevant to the safety of the railway; and

(iii) a description of any safety initiatives in relation to the railway operations undertaken during the reporting period or proposed to be undertaken in the next reporting period; and

(iv) any other information or performance indicators prescribed by the national regulations for the purposes of this section.

(2) A rail transport operator must submit a report in accordance with this section within 6 months after the end of each reporting period.

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of an individual—$5 000;

(b) in the case of a body corporate—$25 000.

(3) In this section—

reporting period means a financial year or such other period as is agreed from time to time by the Regulator and the rail transport operator.