The ATSB is inviting comments on proposed regulatory changes covering mandatory reporting of accidents and incidents and confidential reporting of safety concerns in Australia.

The mandatory and confidential reporting proposals are a part of the national rail safety reforms.  By 1 January 2013, Australia's railways are set to have a single national rail safety regulator (the National Rail Safety Regulator - NRSR) and a single national rail safety investigator (the ATSB).

Your comments are sought by Friday, 27 July 2012.

ATSB supplements

 January-February

• R22 drive belt concerns
• Pilot unknowingly affected by hypoxia
• Starved and exhausted
• Investigation briefs
• Non towered aerodromes an on-going concern
• REPCON briefs
• Download ATSB supplement (January-February 2012) [PDF: 1.3MB]

Create a flight path for Google Earth

This software tool lets users create an aircraft's flight path in Google Earth using basic flight data.

This stage of the consultation is now CLOSED.

The new confidential reporting regulations are in the process of being made, with persons or organisations that made submissions informed. Please refer back to the main consultation page for information about the proposed response to the consultation on mandatory reporting.

Transport Safety Investigation (Voluntary and Confidential
Reporting Regulations) 2013 - REPCON

Voluntary and Confidential Reporting Scheme for Aviation,
Marine and Rail Transport

In September 2011 the ATSB sought public comment on a proposal
to establish a voluntary and confidential reporting scheme
(REPCON)

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We will ensure that:

• The data you give us will be safe. Encryption is used to protect the personal information you give us.
• Your data will be stored at a secure facility. Regular backups of data are performed to ensure it can be recovered in case of a disaster.
• All access to the system is logged. If any unauthorised behaviour should occur, this will assist us in identifying and resolving the issue.

Increasing your safety online

Protecting your computer

You should:

Subsection 49(2) notice for Incident off Exmouth, Western Australia, on 30 July 2010

The ATSB received a report that on 30 July 2010, off the coast of Exmouth Western Australia, a seismic survey vessel reported that seismic cables were run over and cut by another vessel.

Based on the information available, the ATSB did not conduct an investigation.

OBR ceasing to be an OBR under declaration of the ATSB

Section 49 of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 (TSI Act) provides for the ATSB declaring a vehicle's On-Board Recording (OBR) should not be treated as such for the purposes of Part 6 Division 1 of the TSI Act.

Note: section 48 of the Act contains a definition for an OBR.

Australia's REPCON Marine Confidential Reporting Scheme offers seafarers the opportunity to report unsafe conditions, practices or procedures aboard ships without fear of being identified.