The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) is an independent body corporate established under the Rail Safety National Law (South Australia) Act 2012 - with its primary objectives being to encourage and enforce safe railway operations and promote and improve national rail safety.

ONRSR’s corporate goals as set out in its Corporate Plan are to:

  • enhance our risk-based approach to rail safety regulation
  • reduce regulatory burden on industry
  • work with industry to address national rail safety issues
  • invest in ONRSR’s national capability, governance and culture to drive our strategic intent

To achieve these goals, ONRSR aims to maintain and improve rail safety through consistent risk-based application of the law across jurisdictions, sharing and improving regulatory practice and developing strong stakeholder relationships and engagement.

Last updated: Nov 23, 2023, 2:31:50 PM