As the Minister indicated, the ONRSR team is focused on assessing the evidence, as it arrives, to support the operational safety case for the new Metro City line.
The assessment verifies that all risks to safety have been identified and that the appropriate systems and processes are in place to manage them.
Once this due diligence has been completed, the application for accreditation for the new line can be finalised and granted.
A target date for the commencement of passenger services was neither ONRSR’s to set nor comment on.
Throughout the process, ONRSR has consistently advised that it will assess the application as quickly as possible (once all the evidence supporting the safety case is received) and that it requires sufficient time to undertake that assessment.
Released August 2024