Queensland Consolidated Regulations

RAIL SAFETY NATIONAL LAW NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012

- Made under the Rail Safety National Law (Queensland)
- As at 2 January 2025
- Reg rsnlnr of 2012

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Definition of occupational health and safety legislation
   5.      Declaration of drug
   6.      Meaning of prescribed notifiable occurrence
   7.      Railways to which Law does or does not apply

   PART 1A - ANNUAL REPORT PROVISIONS

   7A.     Application
   7B.     Auditors
   7C.     Financial statements
   7D.     Auditor not subject to direction

   PART 2 - ACCREDITATION

   8.      Application for accreditation
   9.      Prescribed conditions and restrictions
   10.     Prescribed details for required notification
   11.     Application for variation of accreditation

   PART 3 - REGISTRATION OF RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS OF PRIVATE SIDINGS

   12.     Application for registration
   13.     Prescribed conditions and restrictions
   14.     Prescribed details for required notification
   15.     Application for variation of registration

   PART 4 - SAFETY MANAGEMENT

           Division 1 - Safety management systems

   16.     Prescribed requirements for safety management system
   17.     Review of safety management system

           Division 2 - Security management plans

   18.     Security management plan

           Division 3 - Emergency management plans

   19.     Emergency management plan
   20.     Keeping, maintaining and testing emergency management plan

           Division 4 - Network rules

   21.      Interpretation
   22.     Establishing and amending network rules
   23.     Emergency amendments to network rules

           Division 5 - Interface agreements

   24.     Interface coordination—rail infrastructure and public roads
   25.     Interface coordination—rail infrastructure and private roads

           Division 6 - Disclosure of train safety recordings

   26.     Disclosure of train safety recordings

   PART 5 - RAIL SAFETY WORKERS

   27.     Health and fitness management program
   28.     Drug and alcohol management program
   29.     Fatigue risk management program
   30.     Records of competence

   PART 6 - EXEMPTIONS GRANTED BY REGULATOR

   31.     Application for exemption
   32.     Prescribed details for required notification
   33.     Application for variation of an exemption

   PART 7 - INFRINGEMENT PENALTY PROVISIONS

   34.     Infringement penalty provisions

   PART 8 - APPLICATION OF CERTAIN SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ACTS TO THE LAW

           Division 1 - Application of South Australian FOI Act

   35.     Interpretation
   36.     Application of FOI Act
   37.     Modifications of FOI Act for purposes of national rail safety scheme
   38.     Conferral of jurisdiction on District Court of South Australia
   39.     Modification of Freedom of Information (Fees and Charges) Regulations
   40.     Disapplication of other regulations

           Division 2 - Application of South Australian Ombudsman Act

   41.     Interpretation
   42.     Application of Ombudsman Act
   43.     Modifications of Ombudsman Act for purposes of national rail safety scheme
   44.     Conferral of function on Ombudsman of South Australia
   45.     Conferral of jurisdiction on Supreme Court of South Australia

           Division 3 - Application of South Australian Public Finance and Audit Act

   46.     Interpretation
   47.     Application of Public Finance and Audit Act
   48.     Modifications of PFA Act for purposes of national rail safety scheme
   49.     Conferral of function on Auditor-General of South Australia
   50.     Conferral of jurisdiction on Supreme Court of South Australia
   51.     Disapplication of regulations

           Division 4 - Application of South Australian State Records Act

   52.     Interpretation
   53.     Application of State Records Act
   54.     Modifications of State Records Act for purposes of national rail safety scheme
   55.     Conferral of functions on South Australian Manager and Council

   PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

   56.     Periodic information to be supplied monthly
   56A.    Periodic information to be supplied annually
   57.     Reporting of notifiable occurrences
   58.     Fees
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 1A
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3