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Registration of Rail Infrastructure Managers of Private Sidings - Tasmania

Description

You will need this registration if you intend to become a rail infrastructure manager of a private siding. A siding is a portion of a railway track that branches away from the main rail infrastructure. A private siding is defined as a siding that is owned, controlled or managed by a person other than the person who manages the adjoining rail infrastructure.

Private sidings do not include:

  • marshalling yards
  • crossing loops
  • passenger or freight terminals
  • sidings under the management of an accredited rail infrastructure manager
  • any siding designated as a non-private siding by the national regulations.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this registration you must:

  • be the rail infrastructure manager of the private siding
  • establish a comprehensive risk management scheme and risk register
  • demonstrate that the railway operations you intend to carry out requires a private siding
  • be able to provide detailed information about the siding and your intended activities
  • be able to comply with all the requirements in the national regulations.

Ongoing eligibility requirements

You will be required to provide the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator with an annual activity statement.

Duration

Annual

Expiry

31 October each year

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All Fee information is in the attached fee resource.

Forms

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader Registration Fees (Opens in new window)
Vary Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader Variation of Registration (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Rail Safety National Law (Tasmania) Act 2012 Tasmania

Regulation(s) name

Rail Safety National Law National Regulations 2012 Tasmania

Application process

Apply

It is recommended that you discuss your application and the application process with the Regulator before you lodge your application.

Additional information

Multiple private sidings may be held under one registration.

Administering agency

Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.