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Under the Aviation Self Reporting Scheme (ASRS), subject to exceptions listed below, the holder of a civil aviation authorisation may report a contravention of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 and the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 committed by the holder. Reporters submitting eligible reports can claim protection from administrative action by CASA, in accordance with section 30DO of the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
For an accepted ASRS report, the regulations will not permit the ATSB to disclose information that identifies the reporter (unless in exceptional circumstances the reporter gives their consent). The ATSB will return to the reporter the original ASRS report with a receipt number and a separate receipt which may be used to claim protection from administrative action by CASA. The ATSB will maintain de-identified information internally. While protecting the reporter's identity that information may be provided to the regulator or published with other trend data.
If the report is accepted, evidenced by the return receipt, the reporter may use the receipt to claim protection from administrative action by CASA for the contravention. The reporter may claim protection once every 5 years. Protection from administrative action covers protection from CASA using the reported contravention to vary, suspend or cancel a civil aviation authorisation. If an infringement notice is issued the reporter is not required to pay the penalty in the infringement notice and the notice is taken to be withdrawn.
To be eligible for acceptance under ASRS, the report must be about the reporter's own contravention. The report must be submitted to the ATSB, in writing, no later than 10 days following the contravention. The reporting form can be accessed by following the link provided below.
In addition to providing protection from administrative action, the reports, while protecting the reporter's identity, may also be used to:
Contraventions which are not reportable matters under ASRS are:
The ASRS is not an alternative to the mandatory occurrence notification system required by the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 for Immediately Reportable Matters or Routine Reportable Matters. These reports of accidents and incidents must be made to the Executive Director of Transport Safety Investigation through the ATSB's mandatory open reporting scheme.
For inquiries contact the ASRS manager on 1800 020 505 or repcon@atsb.gov.au
The Manager Litigation, Investigations and Enforcement may be contacted at CASA on 131 757 for specific inquiries related to claiming immunity.
Submission of information known by the reporter to be false or misleading is a serious offence under the Commonwealth Criminal Code. Aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or urging the submission of false or misleading information is also a serious offence.
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REPCON Marine is a voluntary confidential reporting scheme. REPCON allows any person who has a marine safety concern to confidentially report it to the ATSB. Protection of the reporter's identity and any individual referred to in the report is a primary element of the scheme.
Any person may report a reportable safety concern. This would include:
a) Any person involved in the Marine Industry. An example would be an employee or contractor may have reported a matter internally but does not believe it will be properly dealt with. It may also be where that person has not reported under the internally because they believe they will suffer retribution; or
b) a member of the travelling public.
Each of the following concerns (reportable safety concerns) in relation to the safety of marine operations to which the Regulations apply are examples of what may be reported under REPCON. The list is not exhaustive:
a) a procedure, practice or condition that a reasonable person would consider endangers, or, if not corrected, would endanger, the safety of marine operations, for example:
(i) the ship having unsafe handling characteristics; or
(ii) unsafe navigation; or
(iii) deviation from established collision‑avoidance procedures; or
(iv) inadequate passage planning; or
(v) unsafe bridge procedures; or
(vi) crew schedules that result in fatigue; or
(vii) bypassing of safety procedures because of operational or commercial pressures; or
(viii) unsafe cargo stowage; or
(ix) substandard condition of the hull or other plating; or
(x) substandard condition of hatches, water‑tight doors or openings; or
(xi) substandard condition of machinery or steering systems; or
(xii) substandard condition of cargo handling equipment; or
(xiii) inadequate navigational equipment, charts or publications; or
(xiv) the crew’s inadequate language skills; or
(xv) the crew’s poor knowledge of navigation, safety, or seamanship; or
(xvi) inadequately marked obstructions to safe navigation; or
(xvii) lack of traffic or weather information; or
(xviii) a modification of the ship’s equipment or fittings that has not been approved by the appropriate authority; or
(xix) unsafe engine control room procedures; or
(xx) unsafe engineering operational procedures or practices; or
(xxi) unsafe engineering maintenance procedures or practices;
b) failure to comply with any legal requirements in relation to the following:
(i) radio installations, radio equipment or watch keeping arrangements;
(ii) training and certification of crew;
(iii) fire prevention, detection or extinguishing devices;
c) any other matter that endangers, or could endanger, the safety of marine operations not reportable under a mandatory reporting scheme.
If you are in any doubt whether the matter you wish to report is covered by the REPCON scheme or a mandatory reporting scheme please call us.
To avoid doubt, the following matters are not reportable safety concerns and are not guaranteed confidentiality
Matters which must be reported under a mandatory reporting scheme should not be reported under REPCON. This will not discharge your reporting obligations under a mandatory reporting scheme.
If you believe it would be necessary to act on information about an individual referred to in your report then you should report this directly to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority on 1800 641 792 or the ship operator.
Personal information about the reporter and any person referred to in the report. If you believe it would be necessary to act on information about an individual referred to in your report then you should consider reporting this directly to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) on 1800 641 792.
REPCON does not accept anonymous reports. REPCON staff cannot contact an anonymous reporter to verify the report or to seek additional information. Additionally, REPCON staff must be satisfied that the reporter's motivation for reporting is marine safety promotion, and that the reporter is not attempting to damage a rival or pursue an industrial agenda.
REPCON staff will assess reports for clarity, completeness and significance for marine safety and to ensure it meets the requirements of a Reportable Safety Concern (RSC) for marine.
The report will be de-identified to remove all personal details of the reporter and any individual named in the report. This will be passed to the reporter who must authorise the content before the REPCON can proceed further.
The de-identified text is then forwarded to the relevant organisation that is best placed to address the RSC. The organisation’s response will then be forwarded to the Regulator for further action as deemed necessary.
REPCON may use the de-identified version of the report to issue an information-brief or alert bulletin to a person or organisation, including AMSA, which is in a position to take safety action in response to the safety concern.
The desired outcomes are any actions taken to improve marine safety in response to the identified concern. This can include variations to standards, orders, practices, procedures or an education campaign.
REPCON reports can serve as a powerful reminder that, despite the best of intentions, well-trained and well-meaning people are still capable of making mistakes. The de-identified stories arising from these reports may serve to reinforce the message that we must remain vigilant to ensure the ongoing safety of ourselves and others.
Submit a confidential REPCON report online
Or download, print and complete a form for offline submission
Mail:
ATSB REPCON
GPO Box 321
Canberra, ACT 2601
Telephone: 1800 020 505
Overseas: +61 2 6230 5135
Email: repcon@atsb.gov.au
If you require assistance, advice or further information, please call REPCON on 1800 020 505 (International: +61 2 6230 5135).
Submission of information known by the reporter to be false or misleading is a serious offence under section 137.1 of the Criminal Code. Aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or urging the submission of false or misleading information is also a serious offence.
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REPCON is a voluntary and confidential reporting scheme. REPCON allows any person who has an aviation safety concern to report it to the ATSB confidentially. Protection of the reporter's identity and any individual referred to in the report is a primary element of the scheme.
Anyone can report a safety concern confidentially to the ATSB. This means members of the travelling public or people involved in aviation.
Some examples of who has made a REPCON report in the past include:
Each of the following concerns (reportable safety concerns) in relation to the safety of aircraft operations to which the Regulations apply are examples of what may be reported under REPCON. The list is not exhaustive:
a) an incident or circumstance that affects or might affect the safety of aircraft operations;
b) a procedure, practice or condition that a reasonable person would consider endangers, or, if not corrected, would endanger, the safety of air navigation or aircraft operations, for example:
(i) poor training, behaviour or attitude displayed by an aircraft operator, airport operator or air traffic control service provider; or
(ii) insufficient qualifications or experience of employees of the aircraft operator, airport operator or air traffic control service provider; or
(iii) scheduling or rostering that contributes to the fatigue of employees of the aircraft operator, airport operator or air traffic control service provider; or
(iv) an aircraft operator, airport operator or air traffic control service provider bypassing safety procedures because of operational or commercial pressures; or
(v) inadequate airport facilities for safe operations; or
(vi) unsafe passenger, baggage or cargo management; or
(vii) inadequate traffic or weather information;
c) any other matter that affects, or might affect the safety of or aircraft operations not reportable under a mandatory reporting scheme.
If you are in any doubt whether the matter you wish to report is covered by the REPCON scheme or a mandatory reporting scheme please call us.
To avoid doubt, the following matters are not reportable safety concerns and are not guaranteed confidentiality
Matters which must be reported under a mandatory reporting scheme should not be reported under REPCON. This will not discharge your reporting obligations under a mandatory reporting scheme.
If you believe it would be necessary to act on information about an individual referred to in your report then you should report this directly to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) on 1800 074 737 or the aircraft operator
Personal information about the reporter and any person referred to in the report is confidential. Even if you are not concerned about keeping your identity confidential, do not copy in personnel from within or outside your organisation to the report. The integrity of the confidentiality of the reporter is the main concern of the REPCON system. If this occurs, we cannot process the report within the REPCON framework.
If you think it’s necessary to act on information about a person referred to in your report, you should report this directly to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority on 1800 074 737.
REPCON does not accept anonymous reports. REPCON staff cannot contact an anonymous reporter to verify the report or to seek additional information. Further, REPCON staff must be satisfied that the reporter's motivation for reporting is aviation safety promotion, and that the reporter is not attempting to damage a rival or pursue an industrial agenda.
REPCON staff will assess reports for clarity, completeness and significance for aviation safety and to ensure it meets the requirements of a Reportable Safety Concern (RSC) for aviation.
The report will be de-identified to remove all personal details of the reporter and any individual named in the report. This will be passed to the reporter who must authorise the content before the REPCON can proceed further.
The de-identified text is then forwarded to the relevant organisation that is best placed to address the RSC. The organisation’s response will then be forwarded to the regulatory bodies, such as CASA, for further action as deemed necessary.
REPCON may use the de-identified version of the report to issue an information-brief or alert bulletin to a person or organisation, including CASA, which is in a position to take safety action in response to the safety concern.
The desired outcomes are any actions taken to improve aviation safety in response to the identified concern. This can include variations to standards, orders, practices, procedures or an education campaign.
REPCON reports can serve as a powerful reminder that, despite the best of intentions, well-trained and well-meaning people are still capable of making mistakes. The de-identified stories arising from these reports may serve to reinforce the message that we must remain vigilant to ensure the ongoing safety of ourselves and others.
REPCON is a separate scheme to the Aviation Self Reporting Scheme (ASRS). The ASRS allows for self-reports of unintentional regulatory breaches by pilots who are seeking to claim protection from administrative action by CASA. A reporter seeking protection from administrative action by CASA should consider reporting under the ASRS and whether they meet its criteria.
REPCON is a much broader reporting scheme designed to capture a wide range of aviation safety concerns from a large pool of potential reporters.
REPCON reports can be submitted by: Online REPCON form
Mail:
Reply Paid 600
PO Box 600
Civic Square, ACT 2608
Telephone: 1800 020 505
Overseas: +61 2 6230 5135
Email: repcon@atsb.gov.au
If you require assistance, advice or further information, please call REPCON on 1800 020 505 (International: +61 2 6230 5135).
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