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Rail Infrastructure Manager's Accreditation - Victoria

Description

You will require this accreditation if you intend to control a light railway or tram infrastructure. Infrastructure includes:

  • the railway track
  • structures associated with the track
  • signalling systems
  • depots.

This accreditation only applies to railway infrastructure that is not covered by the national law. All heavy rail operations are covered by the national law. The purpose of this accreditation is to ensure you are competent and capable of providing safe, effective and efficient services, and are capable of acting in accordance with any required standards.

Please consult the responsible agency for more information and to ascertain the level of compliance (if any) that may be required.

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 accreditation you must:

  • have the required competency and capacity to carry out the particular rail operations safely, including details of key safety personnel
  • provide evidence of consultation regarding the preparation of a Safety Management System (SMS) with rail workers, employees who are health and safety representatives and any persons with whom you have entered into an Interface Coordination Plan
  • show that you have the capacity to meet potential accident liabilities
  • provide evidence of compliance with the risk management requirements
  • provide details of rights of access.

An application form must be submitted along with the prescribed fee.

Please consult the responsible agency for more information regarding eligibility requirements.

Ongoing eligibility requirements

It is an ongoing requirement of this approval that you abide by all industry legislation and codes of practice, and provide relevant records and information as required by the authority. You must prepare and maintain records relating to the training of rail safety workers.

A monthly report must be given to the Safety Director which includes information such as the number of employees in that month, the total number of track kilometres, the total number of passenger journeys travelled in that month, etc.

You must immediately report rail incidents to the agency. A follow up report must come within seventy-two hours of becoming aware of the incident. An incident includes the following:

  • an accident on a railway premises that leads to the death or injury of a person
  • derailment
  • collisions
  • implosions, explosions, fires or other occurrence that results in significant property damage.

Fees

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Please consult the responsible agency for information on fees to be submitted with your application.

Forms

Act(s) name

Rail Safety (Local Operations) Act 2006 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Rail Safety (Local Operations) Regulations 2017 Victoria

Administering agency

Department of Transport

Transport Safety Victoria

Contact details

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