The National Rail Safety Regulator: Progress and Priorities Sue McCarrey Chief Executive Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR)

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The National Rail Safety Regulator: Progress and Priorities Sue McCarrey Chief Executive Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR)

Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 2 Being ONRSR: a great Australian rail journey > Australia’s colonial rail networks > State-based networks and rules > 1990s: privatisation and state- based regulation > 1993: “A National Approach to Rail Safety Regulation” > 1996: agreement – nationally consistent regulation > 2009: COAG: national law, national regulator > Jan 2013: ONRSR commences

Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 3 Rail in Australia Rail industry guide to safety

Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 4 Rail Safety National Law (South Australia) Act 2012 The draft Rail Safety National Law was introduced into the South Australian parliament in March 2012 and successfully passed through both houses on 1 May Other States and Territories have progressively passed enabling legislation to give effect to the Rail Safety National Law within each jurisdiction. The Rail Safety National Law (South Australia) 2012 can be found at

Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 5 Being ONRSR: a great Australian rail journey > 2009 – 2013 Project Office establishes ONRSR HQ in Adelaide, SA > 2013 Operations commence − Central Branch (SA, NT, Tas.) − NSW Branch (Service Level Agreement) > 2014 − Victoria joins ONRSR (Vic Branch - Service Level Agreement) − ACT joins ONRSR (Central Branch) > 2015 − Removal of Service Level Agreement in NSW − WA Parliament passes mirror legislation to establish WA Branch

Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 6 ONRSR’s corporate goals 1.Maintain and improve rail safety through a risk based approach to regulation 2.Reduce regulatory burden on industry 3.Promote greater self-regulation by industry 4.Prepare for and support the entry of other state regulators into ONRSR 5.Promote safety awareness and safety improvement initiatives and research 6.Develop and enable our people to optimise internal capability and organisational effectiveness

Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 7 ONRSR’s regulatory approach > Independent and impartial > Risk-based > Educational > Proportionate compliance and enforcement > Transparent, fair and accountable > Consistent

Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 8 Key achievements: 2013 – 2015 > Consolidated national accreditation notices > Established an ONRSR national drug and alcohol testing program > Streamlined reporting periods for industry > Developed an ONRSR major projects guideline > Established MoUs with NTC, ATSB, Workplace Safety Authorities and Police > Issued safety improvement policy promoting industry collaboration and best practice safety standards > Developed readily available online resource centre > Undertaken targeted safety and efficiency improvement initiatives covering: − Road/Rail vehicle (RRV) safety management − Fatigue risk management − Asset management − Level crossing safety

Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 9 Facts and figures 2013/142014/15 Change 284 non-conformance reports, with zero operator appeals 400 non-conformance reports  409 drug and alcohol tests436 drug and alcohol tests  129 formal inspections196 formal inspections  57 audits48 audits  10 compliance investigations - 0 improvement notices5 improvement notices  0 prohibition notices2 prohibition notices 

Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 10 Priorities 2016 “…the safety of the community through encouraging and enforcing safe railway operations, including promoting and improving national rail safety on behalf of all Australian Governments.” Rail safetyOrganisational Industry risk modelPassage of RSNL in Queensland National data strategyReview of SLA in Victoria Level crossing policyWorkforce planning Major projectsStakeholder survey

Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 11 Priorities 2016 Support objectives of the National Reform Agenda: > Support a seamless national rail transport system > Not reduce existing levels of rail safety > Streamline regulatory arrangements and reduce the compliance burden for business > Improve national productivity and reduce transport costs generally

Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 12 Further information > Visit our website: > ONRSR Corporate Plan 2015 – 2018 (available now) > ONRSR Annual Report 2014/15 (available October) > ONRSR Annual Safety Report (available December)

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