All your activities must follow your approved safety case and underlying safety management system.
Railways Act 2005, Section 11(external link)
If you’re planning on making a change to your rail activities or organisation and the change has an element of safety risk involved, you’ll need to tell NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi. Content updates you want to make to your approved safety case such as roles, names or contact info needs to be submitted as a variation regardless of the effect on safety.
We need to confirm the safety and risk management elements of the change are consistent with your approved safety case.
If you’re unsure whether there are any risks to safety, then contact your licence manager for advice.
Your size and what you do, along with your current safety management system, will affect what you need to do for the changes you’re planning. Follow this guidance to make sure we get all the information we need on your planned changes. Approval isn’t guaranteed though, so you should check in with your licence manager before you apply.