Legislation and regulations
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is an independent Commonwealth Government statutory Agency. The ATSB is governed by a Commission and is entirely separate from transport regulators, policy makers and service providers.
Some of these links will take you to the Australian Government Federal Register of Legislation website.
Acts
- Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003
- Air Navigation Act 1920
- Navigation Act 2012
- Civil Aviation Act 1988
Regulations
- Transport Safety Investigation Regulations 2003
- Civil Aviation Regulations 1988
- Transport Safety Investigation (Voluntary and Confidential Reporting Scheme) Regulation 2012
- Protection of cockpit voice recording information (amended, 1 July 2009) [
PDF: 33 KB]
Enforcement Policy
- Failure of a Responsible Person to Report under Sections 18 and 19 of the TSI Act 2003 to the AFP
- Failure to respond to a Safety Recommendation
- Disclosure of the contents of a draft report
Questions and Answers about the Act
Documents supporting the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003
Disclosing restricted information in civil proceedings
- Disclosing restricted information in civil proceedings [
PDF: 24 KB]
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Link to: Consultation on amended Transport Safety (Confidential Reporting Scheme) Regulations 2013
Link to: Consultation on amended Transport Safety Investigations Regulations 2003
Last update 07 February 2019