Editing Trams in Melbourne (section)

===Safety===
{{Main|Rail Safety Act}}
{{See also|Director, Transport Safety|Chief Investigator, Transport Safety}}
The safety of tram operations in Melbourne is regulated by the [[Rail Safety Act|Rail Safety Act 2006]] which applies to all rail operations in Victoria.<ref name="Overview of rail safety legislation">{{cite web |title=Overview of rail safety legislation |url=http://www.transportsafety.vic.gov.au/rail-safety/acts-and-regulations/overview-of-rail-safety-legislation |work=Transport Safety Victoria |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424014134/http://www.transportsafety.vic.gov.au/rail-safety/acts-and-regulations/overview-of-rail-safety-legislation |archive-date=24 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Act establishes a framework containing safety duties for all rail industry participants and requires operators who manage infrastructure and rolling stock to obtain accreditation prior to commencing operations.<ref name="Overview of rail safety legislation"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Overview of rail accreditation process |url=http://www.transportsafety.vic.gov.au/rail-safety/accreditation/overview-of-rail-accreditation-process |work=Transport Safety Victoria |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424014143/http://www.transportsafety.vic.gov.au/rail-safety/accreditation/overview-of-rail-accreditation-process |archive-date=24 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Accredited operators are also required to have a [[Safety Management Systems|safety management system]] to guide their operations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Safety management systems |url=http://www.transportsafety.vic.gov.au/rail-safety/accreditation/how-to-become-accredited/safety-management-systems |work=Transport Safety Victoria |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424014159/http://www.transportsafety.vic.gov.au/rail-safety/accreditation/how-to-become-accredited/safety-management-systems |archive-date=24 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sanctions applying to the safety scheme established under the [[Rail Safety Act]] are contained in the Part 7 of the [[Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983]].<ref name="Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983">{{cite web |title=Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/tama1983385/ |work=[[Government of Victoria (Australia)|Government of Victoria]] |publisher=Australasian Legal Information Institute |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111191724/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/tama1983385/ |archive-date=11 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The safety regulator for the rail system in Victoria including trams is the [[Director, Transport Safety]], whose office is established under the [[Transport Integration Act|Transport Integration Act 2010]].<ref name="About Transport Safety Victoria"/>

Rail operators in Victoria can also be the subject of no blame investigations conducted by the [[Chief Investigator, Transport Safety]]. The Chief Investigator is charged by the [[Transport Integration Act]] with conducting investigations into rail safety matters including incidents and trends.<ref>{{cite web |title=About us – Office of the Chief Investigator |url=http://www.transport.vic.gov.au/about-us/oci |work=[[Department of Transport (Victoria, 2008–13)|Department of Transport]] |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920080135/http://www.transport.vic.gov.au/about-us/oci |archive-date=20 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>