Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The primary purpose of the REP CON scheme is to enable the ATSB to do the following:
(a) provide a voluntary and confidential reporting scheme for issues that affect, or might affect, transport safety;
(b) use the reports made under the scheme to identify unsafe procedures, practices or conditions;
(c) give information to the aviation , maritime or rail industry , to a transport safety authority, or to an emergency services organisation, about an identified unsafe pr ocedure , pract ice or condition to facilitate :
(i) action and awareness about transport safety issues ; and
(ii) improvements in transport safety by other persons and organisations.
(2 ) An incidental purpose of the REPCON scheme is to enable the ATSB to give informa tion about a transport security concern, mentioned in a report made under the scheme, to an appropriate person or organisation (includ ing a transport safety authority or an emergency services organisation ) to facilitate awareness of security issues .
Note: Although the REPCON scheme is not established for the purpose of reporting security concerns, tho se concerns might be mentioned in reports made under the scheme.