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Public Works Act 1981

Railways and tramways regulation and inspection - Local railways and tramways

183: Returns of accidents

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“Railway managers must report serious accidents to keep people safe”

If you manage a local railway, the Minister can ask you to make reports about serious accidents that happen on your railway. These reports need to include accidents during public use of the railway, even if no one gets hurt.

You need to make these reports in the way the Minister wants. This is to help keep the public safe.

If the Minister asks for these reports, you must give them within 14 days. If you don’t, you might have to pay a fine. The fine could be up to $50 for each day you’re late with the reports.

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Part 14 Railways and tramways regulation and inspection
Local railways and tramways

183Returns of accidents

  1. The Minister may order the General Manager of any local railway to make up and deliver to the Minister returns of serious accidents occurring in the course of the public traffic on the railway under his management, whether attended with personal injury or not.

  2. Such returns shall be made up in such form and manner as the Minister considers necessary with a view to the public safety.

  3. If any such returns are not so delivered within 14 days after they have been required, the General Manager commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50 for every day or part of a day during which he neglects to deliver them.

Compare
  • 1928 No 21 s 249
Notes
  • Section 183(3): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).