Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2012L02281
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Details: F2012L02281
- F2012L02281
SLI 2012 No. 265 Regulations as made
This regulation provides for a voluntary and confidential reporting scheme for aviation, marine and rail transport for the reporting of matters that affect or might affect transport safety.
Made 22 Nov 2012
Tabled HR 29 Nov 2012
Tabled Senate 29 Nov 2012
F2012L02281
Part 2 REPCON Scheme
Part 4 Accepting and dealing with reports
Part 5 Use and disclosure of information
Part 6 Information relating to criminal conduct
Transport Safety Investigation (Voluntary and Confidential Reporting Scheme) Regulation 20121
Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 265
I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003, the Air Navigation Act 1920 and the Navigation Act 1912.
6 Information taken to be part of report 5
7 Establishment and application of scheme 6
8 Purposes of scheme 6
9 Functions of ATSB 7
10 What may be reported 8
11 How report must be made 8
12 Information to be included in report 9
13 Accepting report 10
14 Dealing with report 10
15 Dealing with report containing false or misleading information 11
Division 5.1 Use and disclosure by ATSB
16 Disclosure of restricted information by ATSB 12
17 Named person or organisation to comment on report 13
Division 5.2 Restrictions on use and disclosure of information
18 Disciplinary action and making administrative decisions 14
19 Information not admissible in evidence 14
20 Use to be for same purpose as for disclosure 15
21 Information relating to terrorism or unlawful interference with aviation 16
22 Delegation of powers of ATSB 17
This regulation commences on 20 January 2013.
· the Air Navigation (Confidential Reporting) Regulations 2006 (Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 371);
· the Navigation (Confidential Marine Reporting Scheme) Regulations 2008 (Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 278).
Note The States and Territories (other than South Australia) are each expected to enact laws that:
Note Several other words and expressions used in this regulation have the meaning given by subsection 3 (1) of the Act. For example:
(a) for aircraft operations—manned aircraft, large UAVs, small UAVs and micro UAVs;
(3) For paragraph (2) (a), large UAV, small UAV and micro UAV have the same meaning as in the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
Note Although the REPCON scheme is not established for the purpose of reporting security concerns, those concerns might be mentioned in reports made under the scheme.
Note For rules relating to the disclosure of information contained in reports—see Parts 5 and 6.
Note 1 If an issue mentioned in paragraph (a) or (c) is mentioned in a report, personal information about the person making the report may be disclosed—see subsection 16 (3) and Part 6.
Note 2 If a matter must be reported by a person under another law, such as under Division 1 of Part 3 of the Act, reporting the matter under the REPCON scheme will not relieve the person of the obligation to report the matter under the other law.
Note A report may be given in the form available on the ATSB’s website at www.atsb.gov.au.
Note 1 For rules relating to disclosure of information contained in reports—see Parts 5 and 6.
Note 2 For reports that may include false or misleading information—see section 15.
Note For rules about non-staff members accessing restricted information—see section 62 of the Act.
Note business day is defined in the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
Note For rules about the use of information for these purposes—see section 19.
Note This information is not a reportable safety concern but may be incidentally mentioned in a report made under Part 3.