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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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