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from the Act by regulation

Part 6 Fees

 36 Annual fees for private sidings
 37 Application fees
 38 Annual accreditation fees
 39 Variation of accreditation fees
 40 Late Fees

Schedule 1 Content of the Safety Management System

Schedule 2 Fees

Part 1 Preliminary Matters

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Model Rail Safety Regulations 2007.

2 Approval

  These Regulations were approved by the Australian Transport Council on 22 December 2006.

3 Definition and reference provision

 (1) In these Regulations, (the Act) means the Rail Safety Act 2006 as approved by the Australian Transport Council as model legislation, as amended from time to time.

 (2) If the context permits, in these Regulations a reference to 'it' is to be read as including a reference to 'he or she' and to 'him or her', and a reference to 'its' is to be read as including a reference to 'his or her'.

 [local variations – this provision is only necessary if it is not covered by a jurisdiction's Interpretation Act]

Part 2 Accreditation

4 Application for accreditation

  For the purposes of section 33 (2) (e) of the Act, an application for accreditation must contain —
 (a) the following identification details of the applicant —
 (i) the applicant's name; and
 (ii) the applicant's registered business name, and trading name if that is different to the registered business name; and
 (iii) the applicant's ACN or ABN, if applicable; and
 (iv) the applicant's residential address or, in the case of a body corporate, registered business address; and
 (b) the name and contact details of a person who has been appointed by the applicant to deal with any queries that the Rail Safety Regulator may have in relation to the application; and
 (c) if the applicant is accredited under a corresponding law, a copy of the notice of accreditation; and
 (d) in addition to the requirements of section 33 (2) (d) of the Act, if the applicant is also seeking accreditation under a corresponding law, details of where, and in respect of what, the application for that accreditation was made; and
 (e) in the case of a rail infrastructure manager who does not own the rail infrastructure, documentary evidence that the manager has, or will have, management and control of the rail infrastructure; and
 (f) a description of the operational assets, or classes of operational assets, that the applicant intends to use or manage in the operations for which the application is made, including any stations, signal and train control centres, signalling systems and rolling stock for service and maintenance activities; and
 (g) a description of the safe working systems that the applicant intends to use in the operations for which the application is made;