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Office of the Chief Investigator

The Chief Investigator, Transport Safety is a statutory position established under Part 7 of the Transport Integration Act 2010.

The objective of the position is to seek to improve transport safety by providing for an independent no-blame investigation of transport safety matters consistent with the vision statement and the transport system objectives of the Act.

Role of the Chief Investigator

The principal function of the Chief Investigator is to investigate transport safety matters and to report the results of investigations to the Minister for Public Transport or the Minister for Ports.

The primary focus of the investigations is to determine what factors caused the incident, rather than apportion blame for the incident, and to identify issues that may require review, monitoring or further consideration.

The Chief Investigator is not subject to the direction or control of the Minister(s) in performing or exercising his or her functions or powers however, the Minister(s) may direct the Chief Investigator to investigate a transport safety matter. The Chief Investigator is independent of the Department of Transport and all other transport portfolio agencies.

An investigation conducted by the Chief Investigator does not replace the powers of regulatory bodies to conduct their own investigations into the same incident.

Memoranda of Understanding

The Chief Investigator has signed the following Memoranda of Understanding with other Government safety agencies.

The documents outline the respective roles and responsibilities of each party in relation to safety investigations.

Transport Safety investigation reports

View safety investigations reports prepared by the Chief Investigator.

Contact details

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Email	Chief Investigator
Telephone	03 9095 4275
Mail	PO Box 2797 Melbourne VIC 3001

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