Recovery of costs and expenses of investigation
18. The Director may recover from the owner or operator of a transport vehicle or both, as a debt due to the Government—
- (a) a reasonable part of the remuneration of an investigator; and
- (b) all expenses reasonably incurred by an investigator in the exercise of any powers,
in relation to conducting, participating or assisting in an investigation into a transport occurrence involving that transport vehicle.
Division 2—Investigation reports
Draft reports
19.—(1) The Director may provide a draft report, on a confidential basis, to any person whom the Director considers appropriate, for the purpose of—
- (a) allowing the person to make submissions to the Director about the draft report; or
- (b) giving the person advance notice of the likely form of the published report.
(2) A person who receives a draft report under subsection (1) or (4) must not—
- (a) make a copy of the whole or any part of the draft report; or
- (b) disclose any of the contents of the draft report to any other person or to a court.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
(4) Subsection (2) does not apply to any copying or disclosure that is necessary for the purpose of—
- (a) preparing submissions on the draft report; or
