Commonwealth legislation

Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 - Proclamation (25/06/2003)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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This proclamation simply sets 1 July 2003 as the "start date" for the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003.

Specifically, it brings sections 3 to 71 of that Act into force on that date. These sections contain the main substance of the Act—including the establishment of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), its powers to investigate air, sea and rail accidents, and obligations on industry to report safety issues.

Why this matters: Until this proclamation was signed, those laws existed on paper but weren't actually enforceable. This instrument pressed the legal "go button," meaning from 1 July 2003 onwards, the ATSB could legally compel evidence, enter premises, and conduct safety investigations.

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Proclamation

Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003

I, GUY STEPHEN MONTAGUE GREEN, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003, fix 1 July 2003 as the day on which sections 3 to 71 of that Act commence.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 25 June 2003

G. S. M. GREEN

Administrator

By His Excellency’s Command

JOHN ANDERSON

Minister for Transport and Regional Services

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.