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Rail Safety National Law (South Australia) Act 2012

The Rail Safety National Law (South Australia) Act 2012 (No. 14 of 2012) is the host legislation for the Rail Safety National Law (RSNL), a uniform national scheme governing rail safety across participating Australian ju...
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Legislation date 1 Jul 2026 Latest change across 1 topic

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Rail Safety National Law (SA) — Overview and Scheme Structure

Jul 2026
The RSNL (SA) Act 2012 is the host Act for the national rail safety scheme, establishing the RSNL as a Schedule and conferring legislative f...
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RSNL — Accreditation requirement for railway operations

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No person may carry out railway operations in a participating jurisdiction without holding accreditation (or an exemption) granted by ONRSR...
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RSNL — Approved Codes of Practice

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ONRSR may approve codes of practice under s.249 of the RSNL. Compliance with an approved code is not mandatory but is evidence of compliance...
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RSNL — Duty of rail transport operators to ensure safety

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Rail transport operators must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure the safety of their railway operations, including rolling stock a...
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RSNL National Regulations 2012 — key obligations

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The Rail Safety National Law National Regulations 2012 (published on the NSW legislation website) prescribe detailed obligations supplementi...
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RSNL — Notifiable occurrence reporting obligations

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Rail transport operators must notify ONRSR of notifiable occurrences (accidents, incidents, near-misses) within prescribed timeframes and pr...
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RSNL — Safety Management System (SMS) requirements

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Accredited rail transport operators must develop, implement, and maintain a Safety Management System (SMS) meeting RSNL requirements, review...
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