Rail Safety National Law (Queensland)
sec.62Accreditation required for railway operations
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sec.62 Accreditation required for railway operations
A person must not carry out any railway operations unless the person— is a rail transport operator who— is accredited under this Part in respect of those operations; or is exempt under this Law from compliance with this section in respect of those operations; or is carrying out those operations for or on behalf of— a rail transport operator who is accredited under this Part in respect of those operations; or a rail transport operator who is exempt under this Law from compliance with this section in respect of those operations; or is exempt under this Law from compliance with this section in respect of those operations. Maximum penalty: in the case of an individual—$150 000; in the case of a body corporate—$1 500 000. If a body corporate and related bodies corporate are involved, an exemption may be given so that only 1 of the bodies need be accredited ( related body corporate meaning related by virtue of section 50 of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth). Subsection (1) does not apply to a rail safety worker, not being a rail transport operator, carrying out rail safety work for or on behalf of a rail transport operator who— is accredited under this Part; or is exempt under this Law from compliance with this section, in relation to that rail safety work. (sec.62-ssec.1) A person must not carry out any railway operations unless the person— is a rail transport operator who— is accredited under this Part in respect of those operations; or is exempt under this Law from compliance with this section in respect of those operations; or is carrying out those operations for or on behalf of— a rail transport operator who is accredited under this Part in respect of those operations; or a rail transport operator who is exempt under this Law from compliance with this section in respect of those operations; or is exempt under this Law from compliance with this section in respect of those operations. Maximum penalty: in the case of an individual—$150 000; in the case of a body corporate—$1 500 000. If a body corporate and related bodies corporate are involved, an exemption may be given so that only 1 of the bodies need be accredited ( related body corporate meaning related by virtue of section 50 of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth). (sec.62-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a rail safety worker, not being a rail transport operator, carrying out rail safety work for or on behalf of a rail transport operator who— is accredited under this Part; or is exempt under this Law from compliance with this section, in relation to that rail safety work.
- (a) is a rail transport operator who— (i) is accredited under this Part in respect of those operations; or (ii) is exempt under this Law from compliance with this section in respect of those operations; or
- (i) is accredited under this Part in respect of those operations; or