Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00883:reg:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00883
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8
Character Range: 7415–8599

8  Purposes of scheme
 (1) The primary purpose of the REPCON scheme is to enable the ATSB to do the following:
 (a) provide a voluntary and confidential reporting scheme for issues that affect, or might affect, transport safety;
 (b) use the reports made under the scheme to identify unsafe procedures, practices or conditions;
 (c) give information to the aviation, maritime or rail industry, to a transport safety authority, or to an emergency services organisation, about an identified unsafe procedure, practice or condition to facilitate:
 (i) action and awareness about transport safety issues; and
 (ii) improvements in transport safety by other persons and organisations.
 (2) An incidental purpose of the REPCON scheme is to enable the ATSB to give information about a transport security concern, mentioned in a report made under the scheme, to an appropriate person or organisation (including a transport safety authority or an emergency services organisation) to facilitate awareness of security issues.
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.