Re: NRC & Douglas Park

[keithm@happy.dca.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <7v4tq4$6mb$1@lios.apana.org.au> craigd@lios.apana.org.au (C. Dewick) writes:
>From: craigd@lios.apana.org.au (C. Dewick)
>Subject: Re: NRC & Douglas Park
>Date: 27 Oct 1999 05:01:24 +1000

>In <mauried.452.38139E08@commslab.gov.au> mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
>writes:

>>Without making any comment about the particular incident , until a full report 
>>is available, it does however raise one interesting issue in relation to 
>>horizontal integration of railways in that who are the rail police.?
>>In the road scenerio , road users can be ordered off the roads for having 
>>unroadworthy vehicles .

>Well, I presume this now falls into the lap of RAC (Rail Access Corp), who
>seem to be acting on their own, but I doubt they do anything at all about
>enforcing the safety requirements of the Rail Safety Act.

It's not up to RAC to enforce the rail safety act, thats a DOT responsiblity.

Dave Malcolm


>Regards,

>Craig.
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