Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A rail transport operator must, within 6 months after the end of each reporting period, give the Director a safety performance report for the reporting period that:
(a) complies with the prescribed requirements; and
(b) contains:
(i) a description and assessment of the safety performance of the operator's railway operations; and
(ii) comments on any deficiencies in, and any irregularities in, the railway operations that may be relevant to the safety of the railway; and
(iii) a description of any safety initiatives in relation to the railway operations undertaken during the reporting period or proposed to be undertaken in the next reporting period; and
(iv) any other prescribed information or performance indicators.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.
(4) The report must be in a form approved by the Director.
(5) In this section:
"reporting period" means a calendar year or such other period as is agreed from time to time by the Director and the rail transport operator.