- Act 24 of 1997 - Royal Assent 2 September 1997 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Interpretation 4. Application of Act 5. Act binds Crown PART 2 - Accreditation of owners and operators Division 1 - General provisions 6. Requirement for accreditation 7. Granting accreditation 8. Safety standards (compliance specification) 9. Safety management plans 10. Administrating Authority may require further information 11. Interim accreditation 12. Duration of accreditation 13. Style and particulars of accreditation 14. Conditions 15. Private sidings Division 2 - Refusal, variation, suspension or cancellation of accreditation 16. Refusal of application for accreditation 17. Variation of accreditation 18. Suspension or cancellation of accreditation 19. Immediate suspension Division 3 - Dispute resolution 20. Dispute resolution Division 4 - Related matters 21. Application fee 22. Annual fees 23. Periodical returns PART 3 - Safety standards and measures 24. Compliance with rail safety standards 25. Requirement to maintain safety systems, devices or appliances 26. Installation of safety or protective devices 27. Closing railway crossings 28. Power to require works to stop 29. Railway employees PART 4 - Compliance inspections and reporting 30. Safety compliance inspections 31. Directions to undertake remedial safety work 32. Directions to provide program of remedial safety work 33. Notifiable occurrences 34. Authority may require report from owner or operator 35. Request for certain details 36. Offence PART 5 - Inquiries and inspections Division 1 - Inquiries 37. Appointment of investigator 38. Procedures and powers of investigator 39. Report 40. Inquiry may continue despite other proceedings Division 2 - Inspections, &c. 41. Appointment of authorised officers 42. Inspection powers 43. Provisions relating to seizure 44. Offence to hinder, &c., authorised officers 45. Self-incrimination, &c. PART 6 - Miscellaneous Division 1 - Administration 46. Ministerial control 47. Delegation 48. Recovery of cost of entry and inspection 49. Exclusion from liability Division 2 - General offences and proceedings 50. False information 51. Tampering with railway equipment 52. Offender to state name and address 53. Continuing offences 54. General provision relating to offences Division 3 - Other matters 55. Liability of person for acts or omissions of employees or agents 56. Evidentiary provision 57. Relationship between this Act and other Acts relating to railways 58. Regulations 59. Transitional provisions 60. Administration of Act SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]