Memorandum of Understanding between Victoria Police and the Chief Investigator, Transport Safety

1. Parties

The parties to this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) are:

• Victoria Police, of 311 Spencer Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008 (Victoria Police);
• The Chief Investigator, Transport Safety, an independent statutory office under section 179 of the Transport Integration Act 2010 (Vic.), of 1 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 (Chief Investigator)

2. Definitions

• ATSB is the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (Commonwealth) established by section 12 of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 (Cth).
• Chief Commissioner (ATSB) means the Chief Commissioner of the ATSB as provided for in section 12A of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 (Cth).
• Concurrent investigation means an incident which is the subject of parallel but separate investigations by Victoria Police and the Chief Investigator.
• Incident means an occurrence, accident or a circumstance.
• Law Enforcement Data has the same meaning as in the PDP Act.
• Marine Safety Act means the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic.).
• Marine safety matter means a marine safety matter within part 1 section 3 – definitions in the Transport Integration Act 2010 (Vic.).
• Office of the Chief Investigator means the operational office supporting the statutory position of the Chief Investigator, Transport Safety.
• Party means a party to this Memorandum of Understanding.
• PDP Act means the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic.).
• Protective Data Security Standards means the protective data security standards issued under Part 4 of the PDP Act, as amended or replaced from time to time.
• Public transport safety matter means a transport safety matter within part 1 section 3 definitions in the Transport Integration Act 2010 (Vic.).
• Rail transport safety matter means a rail matter within the definition of ‘transport safety matter’ in section 3 of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 (Cth).
• Special Investigator means a person appointed as a special investigator under section 63E of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 (Cth).
• Transport Integration Act means the Transport Integration Act 2010 (Vic.).
• Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act means the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 (Vic.).
• Transport (Safety Schemes Compliance and Enforcement) Act means the Transport (Safety Schemes Compliance and Enforcement) Act 2014 (Vic.).
• Transport Safety Investigation Act means the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 (Cth).
• Transport safety matter means a marine safety matter or a public transport safety matter as defined in part 1, section 3 of the Transport Integration Act 2010 (Vic.).