sec.18KRequirements for incident reports

sec.18K Requirements for incident reports

The operator must ensure an incident report about a prescribed incident is completed within 24 hours after the incident happens. See also section 77K (2) (b) . The operator must keep each incident report. An incident report must— be in writing; and describe the prescribed incident by including all of the following— the date, time and location of the incident; the type of incident; if the operator is able to ascertain whether a passenger involved in the incident was standing or seated—whether the passenger was standing or seated; whether a relevant vehicle involved in the incident was moving or stationary at the time of the incident; the estimated number of persons involved, injured or killed in the incident; if a person was injured in the incident—the apparent nature and extent of the person’s injuries; if a relevant vehicle was damaged in the incident—the apparent nature and extent of the damage to the relevant vehicle; if help was required because of the incident—the nature of the help; and attendance of an ambulance, fire brigade, police officer or mechanic describe the course of action taken in response to the prescribed incident; and outline any measures that could be taken to prevent a similar prescribed incident from happening in the future; and state all of the following— the operator’s name and accreditation number for the operator accreditation; the relevant vehicle’s certificate of inspection number; the name and driver authorisation number of the relevant vehicle’s driver; the registration number assigned to the relevant vehicle under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021 , section 117 (1) (a) . In this section— certificate of inspection number , for a certificate of inspection issued under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021 , means the unique number, under that regulation, for the certificate. s 18K ins 2026 SL No. 4 s 10 (sec.18K-ssec.1) The operator must ensure an incident report about a prescribed incident is completed within 24 hours after the incident happens. See also section 77K (2) (b) . (sec.18K-ssec.2) The operator must keep each incident report. (sec.18K-ssec.3) An incident report must— be in writing; and describe the prescribed incident by including all of the following— the date, time and location of the incident; the type of incident; if the operator is able to ascertain whether a passenger involved in the incident was standing or seated—whether the passenger was standing or seated; whether a relevant vehicle involved in the incident was moving or stationary at the time of the incident; the estimated number of persons involved, injured or killed in the incident; if a person was injured in the incident—the apparent nature and extent of the person’s injuries; if a relevant vehicle was damaged in the incident—the apparent nature and extent of the damage to the relevant vehicle; if help was required because of the incident—the nature of the help; and attendance of an ambulance, fire brigade, police officer or mechanic describe the course of action taken in response to the prescribed incident; and outline any measures that could be taken to prevent a similar prescribed incident from happening in the future; and state all of the following— the operator’s name and accreditation number for the operator accreditation; the relevant vehicle’s certificate of inspection number; the name and driver authorisation number of the relevant vehicle’s driver; the registration number assigned to the relevant vehicle under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021 , section 117 (1) (a) . (sec.18K-ssec.4) In this section— certificate of inspection number , for a certificate of inspection issued under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021 , means the unique number, under that regulation, for the certificate.