Australian Rail Safety Occurrence Data

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Australian Rail Safety Occurrence Data

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Rail safety in Australia

The responsibility for rail safety in Australia is shared by government and industry.

To assist in both maintaining and continuously improving rail safety, each state and territory government has implemented rail safety legislation and established a rail safety regulator. The regulators are responsible for establishing standards in rail safety management and monitoring the industry's compliance with the standards in order to meet community expectations and maintain public confidence.

Industry is responsible for addressing risks to safety by identifying and implementing the most effective and efficient solutions via their safety management systems. Industry is accountable for achieving required safety outcomes.

As part of this process of shared responsibility, industry reports rail safety occurrences to the regulators. The regulators and operators use this data to assist with their safety analyses and programs.