Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act

Marginal note:Investigations under section 477 of Canada Shipping Act

• 61 (1) For the sole purpose of enabling the completion under section 477 of the Canada Shipping Act of an investigation by a person, or by persons who include a person, who is appointed as an investigator under section 9 of this Act into, or into matters that include, the causes and contributing factors of an accident on a ship, where the investigation was commenced but not completed before the day on which section 54 of this Act comes into force,

  • (a) that person continues to have the same powers and duties under the Canada Shipping Act as the person had before the person’s appointment under this Act;

  • (b) the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board shall make the services of that person available to the Minister of Transport; and

  • (c) that person shall be paid remuneration and expenses in respect of the performance of duties under the Canada Shipping Act as if those duties were being performed under this Act.

• Marginal note:Preliminary inquiries under section 480 of Canada Shipping Act

  (2) For the sole purpose of enabling the completion under section 480 of the Canada Shipping Act of a preliminary inquiry by a person, or by persons who include a person, who is appointed as an investigator under section 9 of this Act into, or into matters that include, the causes and contributing factors of a shipping casualty, where the preliminary inquiry was commenced but not completed before the day on which section 55 of this Act comes into force,

  • (a) that person continues to have the same powers and duties under the Canada Shipping Act as the person had before the person’s appointment under this Act;

  • (b) the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board shall make the services of that person available to the Minister of Transport; and

  • (c) that person shall be paid remuneration and expenses in respect of the performance of duties under the Canada Shipping Act as if those duties were being performed under this Act.