Safe Transport Victoria
On 1 July 2022, Safety Transport Victoria merged with Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria to form a new entity, Transport Safety Victoria (ST Vic). ST Vic manages the accreditation and safety regulation for commercial passenger vehicles, buses and maritime vessels.
As Victoria’s transport safety regulator, ST Vic:
- 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 coastal waters excluding those in commercial and local port waters |
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Support Port management body or local port managers for maritime non search and rescue of all vessels in commercial and local port waters as requested |
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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 DTP |
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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.