Janice McLoughlin– Project Manager

National Rail Safety Regulator

March 2012

The National Rail Safety Regulator

will commence operations in

December 2012

The NRSR will:

1. Support a seamless national rail transport system

2. Not reduce existing levels of rail safety

3. Streamline regulatory arrangements and reduce the compliance burden for business

4. Improve national productivity and reduce transport costs generally

Rail Safety National Law

Agreed by Ministers at the Standing Committee on Transport and Infrastructure (SCOTI) in November 2011

Introduced to the South Australian Parliament in mid-March 2012 and is expected to be passed in May 2012

Objective to have the Bill passed by all jurisdictional Parliaments by December 2012

Where we are now:

Rail Safety National Law

1. Fatigue Management

2. Drug & Alcohol Management

3. Accreditation Fees

4. Data Loggers

5. Train Communication Systems

6. Regulation of Tourist & Heritage Rail

7. Transitional Arrangements

Areas of law & policy still to be finalised:

Maintenance Issues

Were discussed on 23 March with government, industry and union representatives

A number of issues will be resolved prior to commencement

Remaining issues will be reviewed between 12 –36 months after full implementation of the RSNL

Current focus

IT system development

Operational policies, procedures and guideline development

Establishment of the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator

Recruitment of NRSR and national office staff

What will the world look like when the NRSR commences?

National Office in Adelaide

How the NRSR will operate

Managed by the Regulator/CEO and two part time Non-executive positions

Leadership, coordination and governance

Approval of all accreditations, variations to accreditation and legal proceedings

Branch Offices

How the NRSR will operate

Located in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth

Regulatory presence in Hobart and Darwin, coordinated by the Adelaide Branch Office

Will undertake “on-the-ground” regulatory functions

Will be delivered by the NRSR directly or through a Service Level Agreement (SLA)

Regulator

Non-Executive Member

Executive Director,

Corporate Services

Executive Director,

Policy

Executive Director,

Operations

Corporate Counsel

Non-Executive Member

National

Corporate Services

Staff

National

Policy

Staff

National

Operations

Staff

National

Corporate Counsel

Staff

Branch Director

SA / NT / TAS

Branch Director

NSW

Branch Director

VIC

Branch Director

QLDBranch Director

WA

SA Branch Staff Branch Staff Branch Staff Branch Staff Branch Staff

NT Branch Staff

TAS Branch Staff

Office of the

National Rail Safety Regulator

What does this mean for industry?

Consistent national law

One set of policies, processes and procedures for regulatory staff

One set of guidelines for industry

One national occurrence database

One national number to report Category A occurrence

One national confidential reporting system (managed by ATSB)

From the date of commencement

All existing accreditations and conditions will be transferred over

There will be a transition period between 2-3 years to allow operators to meet all legislative requirements

Any new applications for accreditation or variations will need to comply with the new law

One invoice for fees will be issued from July 2013

From the date of commencement

Consistent fee structure for specific functions, eg accreditations and variations

NRSR work program

One website with all relevant information

A stakeholder consultation forum will be established

www.nrsrproject.sa.gov.auPh: 08 8343 2697

E: nrsrproject@sa.gov.au