What is the purpose of the Transport Safety Investigation Act? ANSWER: The Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 (TSI Act) originally commenced operation on 1 July 2003. It underwent significant amendment on 1 July 2009. The TSI Act establishes the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) as an independent Commonwealth Statutory agency. The TSI Act consolidates best practice powers of investigation in the aviation and marine modes of transport and under this new legislation also applies them to rail. Prior to the commencement of the TSI Act in 2003 the ATSB's powers of investigation…

Please call the toll-free number 1800 011 034 (24 hours), for advice or assistance on Reporting requirements. If telephoning from outside Australia, please use +61 2 6230 4470. Incidents should be Reporting/incident-alert-form-18" title="AMSA Incident Reporting Form 18">notified to AMSA via Incident alert form 18. Masters of Australian registered vessels, or…

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Train operating crew, rail and track owners and operators must report all notifiable occurrence (an accident or incident associated with railway operations - either Category A, Category B or Category C) to reporting-requirements/notifiable-occurrences">ONRSR by calling 1800 430 888 (24 hrs/7 days) or via the ONRSR Portal. Note: Following changes to the Rail Safety National Law (RSNL) in July 2019, a separate report to the ATSB is no longer required. Further information on …

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) improves safety and public confidence in aviation, marine and rail transport through our independent ‘no blame’ investigation of transport accidents and safety occurrences; safety data recording, analysis and research; and influencing safety action through fostering safety awareness. Our aspirational vision is ‘Transport without accidents’. Our mission is to improve transport safety for the greatest public benefit through our independent investigations and influencing safety action. Our organisation …

Report an accident or incident Aviation: call ATSB on 1800 011 034 (available 24/7) or (02) 6122 1602 (office hours only) Submit an Aviation Notification Form Rail: all Category A rail occurrences directly to ONRSR on 1800 430 888 Maritime: notify AMSA via Reporting/incident-alert-form-18">Incident Report Form 18 Witness to an accident 1800 992 98602 6122 1600 (then option 1)Online: Witness …

On 11 July 2017, a SOCATA TB-10 Tobago aircraft collided with an object at approximately 6.30pm during its final approach at Parafield Airport in South Australia. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) commenced an investigation and swabs were taken of the damaged area on the leading edge of the right wing. Those swabs were tested for DNA by the Australian Museum, and the results have established that the object struck was a grey-headed flying fox.  This finding is consistent with the known behaviours of flying foxes, who can travel up to 50 kilometres from their roosts to feed at…

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has today released its final report into the reopened investigation of the 18 November 2009 accident involving Israel Aircraft Industries Westwind 1124A aircraft, VH-NGA, near Norfolk Island. The flight, which was conducting an air ambulance flight, took off from Apia, Samoa, bound for Australia, via Norfolk Island for a fuel stop. On arrival at Norfolk Island, low cloud prevented the crew from making a safe landing. After four unsuccessful approaches, and with insufficient fuel to divert to another airport,…

The ATSB has launched an investigation into an accident involving a Cessna 182 light aircraft which collided with terrain in the Herberton Range National Park, Queensland at about 10 am on 8 April. The aircraft took off from Mount Garnet airfield sometime after 9 am, heading for Atherton aerodrome. Any witnesses that observed the aircraft are asked to call 1800 992 986 or complete the ATSB’s online witness form. At this stage, the ATSB is liaising with Queensland Police to determine the accessibility of the accident site. The initial ATSB safety investigation will include examination of…

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commenced a transport safety investigation into the collision with terrain of a Cessna A150 Aerobat two-seat light aircraft at Cedarton, approximately 38 km south-west of Sunshine Coast Airport, Queensland, on Wednesday. The aircraft was hired for a private flight with two pilots on board, and was reported missing after failing to return to Sunshine Coast Airport on Wednesday afternoon. A subsequent search confirmed the aircraft had collided with terrain in bushland at…