Rail Safety National Law (South Australia) Act 2012 (Rail Safety National Law)
Act, published by South Australian Parliament, Rail Safety National Law (Queensland) reprint, current as at 26 May 2025; the national law is a Schedule to the South Australian Act and each state's adoption Act modifies its application. Commonwealth of Australia.
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26 obligations, clause by clause.
26 obligations transcribed from the Act, each held with its clause, the window it sets and what missing it costs.
| Where it is written | The obligation | Window | If missed | Disease |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| s 62(1) | Hold an accreditation before carrying out railway operations, unless the work is carried out for an accredited or exempt operatorheld in the compliance evidence register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 99(1)-(2) | Have a safety management system in the form approved by the regulator, covering the risks, the controls and the matters Division 6 requiresheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 101(1)-(3) | Implement the safety management system and comply with it for the operator's railway operationsheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 102 | Review the safety management system at least once each year, or at the times the national regulations prescribeheld in the compliance documents register | 12 months | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 104(1)-(4) | Amend the safety management system when the regulator directs, within the period the direction allowsheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 103(1)-(3) | Give the regulator a safety performance report in the approved form within 6 months after the end of each reporting periodheld in the compliance documents register | 6 months | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 121(1); National Regulations reg 57; Category A | Report a Category A notifiable occurrence immediately by telephone to the regulatorheld in the safety incident register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 121(1); National Regulations reg 57; Category A | Submit the written report of a Category A notifiable occurrence within 7 daysheld in the safety incident register | 7 days | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 121(1); National Regulations reg 57; Category B | Submit the initial written report of a Category B notifiable occurrence within 72 hoursheld in the safety incident register | 72 hours | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 121(1); National Regulations reg 57; Category B | Submit the complete data for a Category B notifiable occurrence within 14 daysheld in the safety incident register | 14 days | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 121(1); National Regulations reg 57; Category C | Report Category C notifiable occurrence counts annually within 6 months of the operator's reporting periodheld in the safety incident register | 6 months | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 122(1)-(4) | Investigate a notifiable occurrence when the regulator requires, in the manner and within the period the regulator specifiesheld in the safety incident register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 106 | Identify and assess interface risks with other rail transport operators and seek to enter an interface agreementheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 107(1)-(2) | Identify and assess level crossing interface risks with the road manager and seek to enter an interface agreementheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 111(1)-(2) | Maintain a register of interface agreements and regulator arrangements that apply to the railway operationsheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 83(1)-(2) | Register a private siding that is connected to, or has access to, an accredited railway or another private sidingheld in the compliance evidence register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 114 | Prepare and implement a health and fitness program for rail safety workers that meets the prescribed requirementsheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 115 | Prepare and implement a drug and alcohol management program for rail safety workers that meets the prescribed requirementsheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 116 | Prepare and implement a fatigue risk management program for rail safety workers that meets the prescribed requirementsheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 117(1)-(4) | Ensure each rail safety worker who is to carry out rail safety work has the competence to carry out that workheld in the competency verification register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 118(1)-(2) | Give each rail safety worker identification that lets a rail safety officer check the worker's competence and trainingheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 53(1) | Ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that rail infrastructure or rolling stock you design, supply or install is safe, tested and accompanied by adequate informationheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 67(2), s 78; National Regulations reg 9(1) items 5 and 6 | Notify the regulator at least 28 days before adopting a new or changed safety standard for the design of rail infrastructureheld in the compliance documents register | 28 days | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| National Regulations Sch 1 cl 20A | Prepare an interoperability management plan before changing operations on the National Network for Interoperabilityheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 99(1)(c)-(f), s 100; National Regulations Sch 1 cll 12, 16 | Keep a current risk register and manage a change through a documented process that identifies the risks, consults, trains, re-assesses and reviews after go-liveheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| s 56(1)-(3); offences at s 57, ss 58-60 | As a rail safety worker, take reasonable care, follow reasonable safety instructions and do not interfere with safety equipment or recklessly endanger anyoneheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
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Common questions
What does Rail Safety National Law s 62(1) require?
Hold an accreditation before carrying out railway operations, unless the work is carried out for an accredited or exempt operator. Missing it: an offence. The clause sets no day count. Demiton watches it against the compliance evidence register.
What does Rail Safety National Law s 99(1)-(2) require?
Have a safety management system in the form approved by the regulator, covering the risks, the controls and the matters Division 6 requires. Missing it: an offence. The clause sets no day count. Demiton watches it against the compliance documents register.
What does Rail Safety National Law s 101(1)-(3) require?
Implement the safety management system and comply with it for the operator's railway operations. Missing it: an offence. The clause sets no day count. Demiton watches it against the compliance documents register.
What does Rail Safety National Law s 102 require?
Review the safety management system at least once each year, or at the times the national regulations prescribe. Missing it: an offence. The window is 12 months. Demiton watches it against the compliance documents register.
What does Rail Safety National Law s 104(1)-(4) require?
Amend the safety management system when the regulator directs, within the period the direction allows. Missing it: an offence. The clause sets no day count. Demiton watches it against the compliance documents register.
Does Demiton hold every obligation in Rail Safety National Law (South Australia) Act 2012?
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