About Transport Safety Victoria
Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) support the independent statutory office of the Director Transport Safety (Safety Director), which is the state’s safety regulator for bus and maritime. The primary object of the Safety Director is to seek the highest transport safety standards that are reasonably practicable consistent with the transport system vision statement and objectives under the Transport Integration Act 2010. The Safety Director administers bus and maritime safety legislation that promotes transport safety outcomes in Victoria.
As Victoria’s transport safety regulator, the Safety Director:
- licences, certifies, registers and accredits operators and other industry participants
- monitors transport operators’ and participants’ systems for managing safety risks
- monitors compliance with transport safety legislation, and
- takes enforcement action as appropriate to promote safety outcomes in Victoria.
Mitigation
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Develop policy relating to the administration of transport safety legislation |
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Provide information, guidance and education that promotes awareness and understanding of transport safety issues |
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Participating agency for the following maritime emergency (non-search and rescue) mitigation activities:
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Table 8: Participating agencies for mitigation |
Response (including Relief)
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Control agency for maritime casualty non-search and rescue of all vessels in commercial and local port waters |
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Control agency for maritime casualty non-search and rescue of all vessels in coastal waters excluding those in commercial and local port waters |
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Liaise with relevant agencies following incidents and accident, including, VicPol, Office of the Chief Investigator (Transport and Marine Safety Investigations), Worksafe Victoria and DoT |
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Provide advice and recommendations to the relevant Minister(s) on transport safety matters |
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Receive notifications of notifiable occurrences/incidents/accidents in bus and maritime |
Recovery
For recovery activities, refer directly to the agency for further information.
Assurance and Learning
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Collect, analyse and report on safety data and performance |
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Conduct safety audits of transport operators and determine compliance with safety requirements |
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Investigate and report on transport safety matters |
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Investigate incidents and accidents for compliance with transport safety legislation and take enforcement action as appropriate |
The department acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.