NSW Regulations 2007
ITSRR released draft NSW regulations in September 2007 which support the Rail Safety Bill 2007.
The draft regulations specify more detailed requirements that are not appropriate for inclusion in the NSW Bill and mandate specific regulatory requirements applicable to parties responsible for rail safety.
The regulations adopt the National Model Rail Safety Regulations approved by the Australian Transport Council (ATC) in December 2006. Several elements of the current NSW legislative framework and conditions of accreditation will be maintained:
- existing guidelines relating to network rules, fatigue management, and drug and alcohol programs
- train radio communications provisions which implement recommendations of the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Waterfall Rail Accident
- certain conditions of accreditation relating to fatigue and driver only operations.
The Rail Safety (General) Regulation 2007 and Rail Safety (Drug and Alcohol Testing) Regulation 2007 were out for consultation until 26 October 2007. During the consultation ITSRR received 14 public submissions.
Find out about the issues raised during the consultation by reading the table of comments on the draft NSW Rail Safety (General) Regulation 2007 or comments on the draft NSW Rail Safety (Drug and Alcohol Testing) Regulation 2007.
More Information
- National Model Rail Safety Regulations
- Presentation from industry information session (24 September 2007) - 667kb PDF
- Tables to allow a comparison between existing regulations, National Model Regulations, and the draft NSW regulations:
- Draft Rail Safety (General) Regulation 2007 compared with Guidelines, Fee Determination and National Model Regulations - 153kb PDF
- Draft Rail Safety (Drug and Alcohol Testing) Regulation 2007 compared with the Rail Safety (Drug and Alcohol Testing) Regulation 2003 and Guideline - 60kb PDF
- Rail Safety (Drug and Alcohol Testing) Regulation 2003 compared with the Draft Rail Safety (Drug and Alcohol Testing) Regulation 2007 - 54kb PDF
- Rail Safety (General) Regulation 2003 compared with the Draft Rail Safety (General) Regulation 2007 - 121kb PDF
- National Model Rail Safety Regulations compared with the Draft Rail Safety (General) Regulation 2007 - 98kb PDF
- Guidelines Relating to the Management of Fatigue compared with the Draft Rail Safety (General) Regulation 2007 - 42kb PDF
- Guidelines Relating to the Management of Fatigue – Applications for Exemptions from Schedule 2 of the Rail Safety Act 2002 compared with the Draft Rail Safety (General) Regulation 2007 - 38kb PDF
- Guidelines Relating to Network Rules compared with the Draft Rail Safety (General) Regulation 2007 - 54kb PDF
- Guidelines Relating to Drug and Alcohol Programs compared with the Draft Rail Safety (Drug and Alcohol Testing) Regulation 2007 and the Draft Rail Safety (General) Regulation 2007 - 56kb PDF