Common use of Membership of Investigating Teams Clause in Contracts

Membership of Investigating Teams. (a) All members of Investigation teams, whether the Investigation is conducted in accordance with Clauses 1.1 or 1.2 of this Schedule, will be required to be appropriately qualified. (b) Investigation teams shall not include any persons directly involved in the relevant Incident or the Recovery or Restoration. (c) In the case of a joint Investigation conducted under Clause 1.2 of this Schedule, each Party shall nominate at least one representative and use reasonable efforts to ensure that the members of the Investigation team have collectively the skills and expertise to address the range of operational and Infrastructure issues likely to be encountered. The Parties may agree to the inclusion of additional members in the Investigation team for this purpose. (d) The lead investigator of a major Investigation panel must be trained and certified in Aurizon Network’s accident/Incidents investigators course. (e) The need for independent team membership will be considered for major Investigations. A pool of interstate railway investigators exists and may be called upon where it is thought a degree of independence would be helpful to the Investigation. (f) In cases where worker death has occurred, the terms of reference and team composition shall be determined in conjunction with the Aurizon Network’s Chief Risk Officer. (g) Where a major Investigation is undertaken to satisfy requirements of the Transport (Rail Safety) Act 2010 (Qld) and the Department of Transport and Main Roads reporting guidelines, the chairperson must be registered with the Aurizon Network’s Chief Risk Officer as an authorised investigator.

Membership of Investigating Teams. (a) All members of Investigation teams, whether the Investigation is conducted in accordance with Clauses 1.1 or 1.2 of this Schedule, will be required to be appropriately qualified. (b) Investigation teams shall not include any persons directly involved in the relevant Incident or the Recovery or Restoration. (c) In the case of a joint Investigation conducted under Clause 1.2 of this Schedule, each Party shall nominate at least one representative and use reasonable efforts to ensure that the members of the Investigation team have collectively the skills and expertise to address the range of operational and Infrastructure issues likely to be encountered. The Parties may agree to the inclusion of additional members in the Investigation team for this purpose. (d) The lead investigator of a major Investigation panel must be trained and certified in Aurizon Network’s QR Network‟s accident/Incidents investigators course. (e) The need for independent team membership will be considered for major Investigations. A pool of interstate railway investigators exists and may be called upon where it is thought a degree of independence would be helpful to the Investigation. (f) In cases where worker death has occurred, the terms of reference and team composition shall be determined in conjunction with the Aurizon Network’s QR Network‟s Chief Risk Officer. (g) Where a major Investigation is undertaken to satisfy requirements of the Transport (Rail Safety) Act 2010 (Qld) and the Department of Transport and Main Roads reporting guidelines, the chairperson must be registered with the Aurizon Network’s QR Network‟s Chief Risk Officer as an authorised investigator.

Membership of Investigating Teams. (a) All members of Investigation teams, whether the Investigation is conducted in accordance with Clauses 1.1 or 1.2 of this Schedule, will be required to be appropriately qualified. (b) Investigation teams shall not include any persons directly involved in the relevant Incident or the Recovery or Restoration. (c) In the case of a joint Investigation conducted under Clause 1.2 of this Schedule, each Party shall nominate at least one representative and use reasonable efforts to ensure that the members of the Investigation team have collectively the skills and expertise to address the range of operational and Infrastructure issues likely to be encountered. The Parties may agree to the inclusion of additional members in the Investigation team for this purpose. (d) The lead investigator of a major Investigation panel must be trained and certified in Aurizon QR Network’s accident/Incidents investigators course. (e) The need for independent team membership will be considered for major Investigations. A pool of interstate railway investigators exists and may be called upon where it is thought a degree of independence would be helpful to the Investigation. (f) In cases where worker death has occurred, the terms of reference and team composition shall be determined in conjunction with the Aurizon QR Network’s Chief Risk Officer. (g) Where a major Investigation is undertaken to satisfy requirements of the Transport (Rail Safety) Act 2010 (Qld) and the Department of Transport and Main Roads reporting guidelines, the chairperson must be registered with the Aurizon QR Network’s Chief Risk Officer as an authorised investigator.