In April 1999 the Australian Transport Council (ATC) agreed to the establishment of an independent review of rail safety arrangements in Australia, focusing particularly on the interstate system. A Standing Committee on Transport (SCOT) steering committee, comprising industry and government representatives, developed the review brief and supervised the conduct of the review by consultants Booz-Allen & Hamilton. The report was finalised in September 1999.
ATC Ministers considered the report at their meeting of 12 November 1999, and agreed that:
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the report's main recommendation of two new statutory bodies for interstate and intrastate rail safety regulation and investigation not be progressed; and
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the ATSB develop a national rail safety statistical database to better identify safety trends in the rail industry.
You can download a copy of the report 'Independent Review of Rail Safety Arrangements in Australia' from the ATC website.
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