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TRANSPORT SAFETY INVESTIGATION ACT 2003 No. 18, 2003 - SECT 7

Objects of this Act
(1)
The main object of this Act is to improve transport safety by providing for:

(a)
the reporting of transport safety matters; and

(b)
independent investigations into transport accidents and other incidents that might affect transport safety; and

(c)
the making of safety action statements and safety recommendations that draw on the results of those investigations; and

(d)
publication of the results of those investigations in the interests of transport safety.

(2)
Another object of this Act is that, during the investigation of a transport safety matter under this Act, there be co-operation between the Executive Director and any other Commonwealth agency or person having powers under another law of the Commonwealth to also investigate the matter.

(3)
The following are not objects of this Act:

(a)
apportioning blame for transport accidents or incidents;

(b)
providing the means to determine the liability of any person in respect of a transport accident or incident;

(c)
assisting in court proceedings between parties (except as expressly provided by this Act);

(d)
allowing any adverse inference to be drawn from the fact that a person is subject to an investigation under this Act.



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