New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RAIL SAFETY NATIONAL LAW (NSW) - SECT 113

113 Emergency management plan

(1) A rail transport operator must have an emergency management plan that complies with subsection (2) for railway operations in respect of which the operator is required to be accredited.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of an individual--$50 000;

(b) in the case of a body corporate--$500 000.

(2) The emergency management plan must--

(a) address and include the matters that are prescribed; and

(b) be prepared--

(i) so far as is reasonably practicable--in conjunction with any of the emergency services that would be expected to attend in the event of a significant incident involving the operator's railway operations and any other person who is prescribed; and

(ii) in accordance with the national regulations; and

(c) be kept and maintained in accordance with the national regulations; and

(d) be provided to the relevant emergency services and any other person who is prescribed; and

(e) be tested in accordance with the national regulations.

(3) A rail transport operator must ensure that the appropriate response measures of the emergency management plan are implemented if an emergency occurs.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of an individual--$50 000;

(b) in the case of a body corporate--$500 000.