In April 1999 the Australian Transport Council
(ATC) agreed to the establishment of an independent review of
rail safety arrangements in Australia, focusing particularly on the
interstate system. A Standing Committee on Transport (SCOT)
steering committee, comprising industry and government
representatives, developed the review brief and supervised the
conduct of the review by consultants Booz-Allen & Hamilton. The
report was finalised in September 1999.
ATC Ministers considered the report at their meeting of 12 November
1999, and agreed that:
- the report's main recommendation of two new statutory bodies
for interstate and intrastate rail safety regulation and
investigation not be progressed; and
- the ATSB develop a national rail safety statistical database to
better identify safety trends in the rail industry.
You can download a copy of the report 'Independent Review of Rail
Safety Arrangements in Australia' from the ATC website.