NHVR – Chain of Responsibility Law Changes in 2018

Tuesday 25th September – 11:50 – 12:15

Changes to the Chain of Responsibility (CoR) laws are coming in mid-2018 with these changes aligning CoR laws more closely with workplace health and safety laws in Australia. The upgrade of these laws makes it critical for every organisation to understand the legal liability and criminal prosecutional aspects aim of CoR, which is to make sure everyone in the supply chain share responsibility for ensuring breaches of the HVNL do not occur.

COR Review Process provides an effective risk management system through:

• Improving compliance planning processes by enabling the key focus to remain on core business and helping to ensure continuity of service delivery without breaching Transport, Infrastructure and Traffic processes
• Reducing the likelihood of potentially costly ‘surprises’ and assists with preparing for challenging and undesirable events and outcomes through direct and indirect Chain of Responsibility Breaches
• Contributing to improved resource allocation by targeting resources that produce the highest level of risks to the organisation across transport interaction
• Improves efficiency and general performance for the organisation in managing COR risk
• Contributing to the development of a positive organisational culture, in which people and agencies understand their purpose, roles and direction when assessing COR
• Improving accountability, responsibility, transparency and governance in relation to both decision-making and outcomes
• Adding value as a key component of decision-making, planning, policy, performance and resource allocation, when subject to continual improvement and changes in National Laws