Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT SAFETY INVESTIGATION (VOLUNTARY AND CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING SCHEME) REGULATION 2012 - REG 9

    The ATSB's functions in relation to the REPCON scheme include the following:

  (a)   a ssessing and a ccepting reports of issues that affect, or might affect, transport safety;

  (b)   dealing with reports in accordance with this regulation , including forwarding, destroying or returning reports ;

  (c)   reviewing information contained in reports , and publishing details of those reviews ;

  (d)   setting up and maintaining one or more databases for recording information contained in reports;

  (e)   identifying issues and factors mentioned in , or arising from, reports that affect, or might affect, transport safety ;

  (f)   communicating issues and factors mentioned in paragraph   ( e) to relevant sectors of the transport industry, to transport safety authorities , to emergency services organisations and to the public;

  (g)   issuing information briefs or alert bulletins that the ATSB believe s are necessary or desirable in the interests of transport safety;

  (h )   establishing committees to review the effectiveness of the scheme.

Note:   For rules relating to the disclosure of i nformation contained in reports--see Parts   5 and 6.