▁to ▁safety , ▁ticket ing ▁and ▁amen ity . ▁ ▁Rail ▁Saf ety ▁Act ▁The ▁safety ▁of ▁rail ▁transport ▁operations ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁is ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁the ▁Rail ▁Saf ety ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁which ▁applies ▁to ▁all ▁commercial ▁passenger ▁operations . ▁The ▁Act ▁establish es ▁a ▁framework ▁containing ▁safety ▁duties ▁for ▁all ▁rail ▁industry ▁participants ▁and ▁requires ▁operators ▁who ▁manage ▁infrastr ucture ▁and ▁rolling ▁stock ▁to ▁obtain ▁acc red itation ▁prior ▁to ▁comm encing ▁operations . ▁ ▁Acc red ited ▁operators ▁are ▁also ▁required ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁safety ▁management ▁system ▁to ▁guide ▁their ▁operations . ▁ ▁San ctions ▁applying ▁to ▁the ▁safety ▁scheme ▁established ▁under ▁the ▁Rail ▁Saf ety ▁Act ▁are ▁contained ▁in ▁the ▁Transport ▁( Comp liance ▁and ▁Mis cell aneous ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁safety ▁reg ulator ▁for ▁the ▁rail ▁system ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁including ▁tr ams ▁is ▁the ▁Director , ▁Transport ▁Saf ety ▁( tr ading ▁as ▁Transport ▁Saf ety ▁Victoria ) ▁whose ▁office ▁is ▁established ▁under ▁the ▁Transport ▁Integr ation ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Inc idents / Acc idents ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 th ▁of ▁October , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁C - Class ▁Tr am ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁an ▁accident , ▁causing ▁it ▁to ▁de - ra il . ▁The ▁incident ▁occurred ▁at ▁approximately ▁ 1 1 : 3 0 am , ▁where ▁a ▁white ▁Hy und ai ▁SU V ▁tried ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁tram ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 0 9 ▁Route ▁at ▁C