Question NW2675 to the Minister of Transport
20 September 2018 - NW2675
Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Transport
With regard to the Transgression Notices issued by the Railway Safety Regulator on the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, what (a) is the total number of Transgression Notices that have been issued in each month in the past three financial years, (b) is the total number of Transgression Notices that have been appealed in each month, (c) was the reason for appeal in each case, (d) was the outcome of each appeal and (e) were the costs of each appeal case?
Reply:
CONTRAVENTION NOTICES and PENALTIES ISSUED TO PRASA IN THE PAST THREE FINANCIAL YEARS (2015 – 2017)
|
NO. |
Year |
No. of contravention notices issued |
Appealed by PRASA |
Reason for appeal |
Outcome of appeal |
Costs |
General Comment |
|
1. |
2015 |
1 X Failure to comply with the Improvement Directive – Signalling Contravention |
Yes |
Dispute the alleged contravention – noncompliance to a directive |
Penalty was suspended subject to conditions i.e corrective action plan |
N/A |
|
|
2. |
2017 |
1 x Failure to comply with the Prohibition Directive- Abnormal working conditions contravention |
Yes |
Dispute the alleged contravention – noncompliance to a directive |
Penalty imposed |
R5 Million |
|
|
NO. |
Year |
No. of contravention notices issued |
Appealed by PRASA |
Reason for appeal |
Outcome of appeal |
Costs |
General Comment |
|
3. |
2018 |
1 X Operating without a safety permit |
Yes |
Dispute the alleged contravention notice – on the basis that PRASA requested an extension |
Pending – matter still to be set down for a dispute hearing. |
None at this stage |