The ATSB is Australia’s national transport safety investigator. Investigations seek to identify safety issues and encourage safety action to reduce the risk of future accidents and incidents.

• Rail safety

  The TSI Act 2003 provides a legislative basis for the ATSB to conduct rail safety investigations on the Defined Interstate Rail Network.

• Rail safety investigations and reports

  Rail accidents and incidents investigation reports.

• Active investigations map

  This map shows the areas where the ATSB is currently investigating aviation, maritime and rail accidents and incidents.

• Rail safety issues and actions

  The ATSB issues recommendations to regulatory authorities, operators, manufacturers or other agencies in order to address safety deficiencies. Click here to view recommendations and safety advisory notices made by the ATSB.

• Rail publications

  Follow this link to view all rail related publications.

• Rail statistics

  Statistics from the Australian Rail Occurrence Database.

• Rail weekly summaries

  Follow this link to view Rail weekly summaries.

• National safety investigation reforms

  With the creation of national safety regulators for the rail and maritime industries, the ATSB will expand its activities.

• Procedures

• Terminology, investigation procedures and deciding whether to investigate

  Follow this link for information on how the ATSB decides whether to investigate and the classification process. Includes information on how safety investigation reports are organised and terminology used.

• Railway acccident guidelines for operators, police and emergency personnel

• Reporting

• Mandatory rail accident or incident notification

  Rail owners, operators, track access providers, and other 'responsible persons' are obliged, to report any accident.

• REPCON – Rail Voluntary and Confidential Reporting Scheme

  REPCON is a voluntary and confidential reporting scheme. REPCON allows any person who has a rail safety concern to report it to the ATSB confidentially. Protection of the reporter’s identity and any individual referred to in the report is a primary element of the scheme.

• Exposure draft of rail occurrence reporting regulations

  The ATSB is providing an Exposure Draft of amendments to Part 4 of the Transport Safety Investigation Regulations 2003 (TSI Regs).