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RAIL SAFETY ACT 2009 (NO. 64 OF 2009) - SECT 56

Emergency management plan
(1)  A rail transport operator must have an emergency management plan, which complies with subsection (2) , for railway operations carried out by or on behalf of the operator on or in relation to the operator's railway operations.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 2 000 penalty units; or
(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 400 penalty units.
(2)  The emergency management plan must –
(a) address and include the matters that are prescribed; and
(b) be prepared –
(i) in conjunction with emergency services and any other person who is prescribed; and
(ii) in accordance with the prescribed requirements; and
(c) be kept and maintained as prescribed; and
(d) be provided to the emergency services and any other person who is prescribed; and
(e) be tested as prescribed.
(3)  A rail transport operator must ensure that the appropriate response measures of the emergency management plan are implemented if an emergency occurs.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 2 000 penalty units; or
(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 400 penalty units.



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