Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
of Transport Safety Investigations (Railway Occurrences) Regulations 2023
Regulation 9
Immediately reportable matter — when, how and what to report
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act, a section 12(1) report about a railway occurrence that is an immediately reportable matter consists of —
an initial notice, which is given orally in English, about the immediately reportable matter, by telephone call to the Duty Officer using the telephone number +65 96209835; and
subsequent to the initial notice, a written notice in English about the immediately reportable matter sent by email to the email address notification_of_rail_occurrences@mot.gov.sg.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act, a responsible person has to report a railway occurrence that is an immediately reportable matter to a nominated official within the following times:
for an initial notice in paragraph (1)(a) about the immediately reportable matter — as soon as reasonably practicable and not more than 2 hours after the responsible person becomes aware of the happening of the immediately reportable matter;
for the written notice in paragraph (1)(b) about the immediately reportable matter — not more than 24 hours after the responsible person becomes aware of the happening of that immediately reportable matter.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act, an initial notice and a written notice about an immediately reportable matter in paragraph (1)(a) and (b), respectively, must each contain the particulars specified in the Schedule.
Subregulation 4
Where any particulars required by paragraph (3) about an immediately reportable matter was not available or known to the responsible person required to report the immediately reportable matter concerned at the time mentioned in paragraph (2), then for the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act, the responsible person must, as soon as it is practicable to do so, send by email in the manner in paragraph (1)(b), the remainder of those particulars required which becomes subsequently available or known to the responsible person.