49RPower to require production of documents and related items

49R Power to require production of documents and related items

(1) The Chief Investigator may, for the purposes of an investigation into a public transport safety matter or a marine safety matter, direct a specified person to provide to the Chief Investigator—

(a) any document required to be kept under a relevant transport safety or infrastructure law; and

(b) any documents, devices or other things in the specified person's possession or control relating to—

(i) the provision of bus services; or

(ii) railway operations; or

(iii) marine operations; and

(c) any document that the Chief Investigator believes on reasonable grounds may contain information that is relevant for the purposes of the investigation into the transport safety matter or marine safety matter.

(2) The direction must state where and to whom the documents, devices or other things are to be produced.

(3) In giving a direction, the Chief Investigator may specify particular documents, devices or other things, or particular classes of documents, devices or other things.

(4) The Chief Investigator may do any or all of the following—

(a) inspect any documents, devices or other things that are produced;

(b) copy any documents, devices or other things that are produced;

(c) seize and remove any documents, devices or other things that are produced that the Chief Investigator believes on reasonable grounds are significant for the purposes of the investigation into the public transport safety matter or marine safety matter.

(5) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement under this section.

Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;

In the case of a body corporate, 100 penalty units.

S. 49S inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 70.