Corporate

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has received international recognition for outstanding work in its Investigation into Ansett Australia maintenance safety deficiencies and the control of continuing airworthiness of Class A aircraft report.

Partnerships & Cooperation in an Environment of Resource Constraints & Security Imperatives

• There is a tension between independent safety investigation with accident site control and other legitimate investigation that entails cooperation

Presentation given to Waypoint 2007 on Investigation and data
issues.

Speech delivered to Asia-Pacific Coroners' Conference, Hobart,
Tasmania on ATSB fatality investigations in Australia and the Asia
Pacific by Mr Kym Bills, Executive Director, Australian Transport
Safety Bureau.

Overview

• Australia has a very safe transport system in international terms across all modes
• However, major accidents are low probability, high consequence events and we can never afford to be complacent

Spoken by Mr Kym Bills, Executive Director, Australian Transport Safety Bureau 23 July 2007

Presentation given by Mr Kym Bills,

Executive Director

Australian Transport Safety Bureau

Department of Transport and Regional Services

Speech presented 7 Aug 2006

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Speech given to International Transport Safety Association by Kym Bills Executive Director, Australian Transport Safety Bureau

15 May 2007

The ATSB has found that a TransAdelaide passenger train passed a red stop signal last year, which placed it on a collision course with an interstate passenger train because of a combination of human error and sub-optimal procedures.