Proposed amendments to TSI Regulations The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is seeking views from the aviation and marine industry, and other interested stakeholders, on proposed amendments to the Transport Safety Investigation Regulations 2021 (TSI Regulations).  The proposed amendments to the TSI Regulations are set out in the Exposure Draft for the Transport Safety Investigation Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2022 (the Exposure Draft). The Exposure Draft proposes to make the following changes to the TSI Regulations: For the purpose of accident and incident…

What are the Transport Safety Investigation Regulations? The Transport Safety Investigation Regulations (TSI Regulations) set out requirements for reporting safety occurrences across the aviation, marine and rail transport modes to the ATSB. They prescribe, among other things, the kinds of matters that must be reported to the ATSB, the kinds of responsible persons who are required to make a report, and the particulars to be included in an occurrence report. Amendments to the TSI Regulations came into effect from 1 January 2023. The amendments, developed after three rounds of …

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Date of access (date decision released to applicant) FOI reference number Description of documents Documents released Access 2 September 2021 FOI 20-21(19) Non-restricted documents in relation to a rail incident near Hawkesbury Rail Bank on 8 January 2021. FOI 20-21(19) documents Partial 8 October 2021 FOI 21-22(02) Non-restricted documents in relation to a rail incident at Bomen Loop, NSW on 15 April 2021 FOI 21-22(02) documents Partial 27 October 2021 FOI 21-22(3) Non-restricted documents in relation to a helicopter crash 14 km north-east of Kubin Airport, Queensland…

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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is seeking comments from stakeholders on the proposed Transport Safety Investigation Regulations 2021 (TSI Regulations 2021) which will replace the existing Transport Safety Investigation Regulations 2003. These regulations will clarify requirements for the reporting of transport safety occurrences for certain categories of remotely piloted aircraft, including immediate reports where there is a serious risk of harm to people or significant damage to property.  The proposed regulations include a number of changes to marine…