South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

RAIL SAFETY ACT 2007 - SECT 36

36—Regulator may direct applicants to coordinate and cooperate in applications

        (1)         If the Regulator—

            (a)         receives applications from 2 or more rail transport operators for accreditation; and

            (b)         believes that coordinated preparation of the applications is necessary to ensure that the railway operations of the applicants are carried out safely,

the Regulator may give a direction in writing to the rail transport operators to coordinate their applications.

        (2)         A direction under this section may require each rail transport operator who is the subject of the direction to provide to each other rail transport operator who is the subject of the direction information concerning any circumstances in relation to the carrying out of railway operations by the first-mentioned rail transport operator that could constitute a risk to safety in relation to the carrying out of rail operations by another rail transport operator that is the subject of the direction.

        (3)         A rail transport operator that is given a direction under subsection (1) must comply with the direction.

Maximum penalty: $15 000.

        (4)         A rail transport operator that has coordinated the preparation of an application in accordance with this section must include in the application reference to information given by the rail transport operator to each other rail transport operator, and information given to the rail transport operator by each other rail transport operator, in accordance with a direction under this section.

Maximum penalty: $15 000.