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Art. 6 Status
The STSB is an extra-parliamentary committee under Articles 57a-57g of the Government and Administration Organisation Act of 21 March 1997.
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Art. 7 Composition
The STSB comprises three to five independent specialists from the relevant transport sectors.
Art. 8 Investigation Bureau
The STSB has a specialist secretariat (the Investigation Bureau).
Art. 9 Independence
1 The STSB and its members act in accordance with directives. 2 The STSB shall take the organisational measures required to safeguard its interests and prevent conflicts of interest.
Art. 10 Tasks of the STSB
The STSB has the following tasks: a. it investigates transport incidents. b. it organises itself and the Investigation Bureau, unless such organisation is regulated by this Ordinance or the order constituting the STSB; c. it determines the goals and priorities for its activities; d. it appoints the Director of the Investigation Bureau and its other staff; e. it designates the reporting office; f. it ensures that the chief investigators and specialists required for the safety investigation are made available; g. it supervises the Investigation Bureau; h. it approves the intermediate report (Art. 44) and the final report (Art. 47) if they contain safety recommendations or safety advice; i. it decides on objections to rulings issued in safety investigations (Art. 15b para. 4 RailA, Art. 26 para. 4 CAA); j. it ensures an effective quality assurance system; k. it prepares an annual report on its activities for each financial year, in particular on the achievement of goals, submits the same
let. f — Amended by No I of the O of 13 Sept. 2024, in force since 1 Jan. 2025 (AS 2024 511). let. h — Amended by No I of the O of 13 Sept. 2024, in force since 1 Jan. 2025 (AS 2024 511). let. i — Amended by No I of the O of 13 Sept. 2024, in force since 1 Jan. 2025 (AS 2024 511).
Art. 11 Tasks of the Director of the Investigation Bureau
The Director of the Investigation Bureau has the following tasks: a. he or she draws up the principles for the STSB’s decisions and reports to the STSB regularly on the activities of the Investigation Bureau, and immediately in the event of special circumstances; b. he or she carries out the tasks not assigned to another body.
Art. 12 Tasks of the reporting office
1 The reporting office accepts notifications of incidents at all times. 2 It forwards the notifications immediately to the Investigation Bureau.
Art. 13 Staff of the Investigation Bureau
1 The staff of the Investigation Bureau, including the Director, are governed by the law on federal personnel. 2 The members of the STSB and the staff of the Investigation Bureau shall be released from their disclosure duty. 3 They may file a report to the prosecution authorities if the severity of the potential offence seems to require this.
Art. 13 — Amended by No I of the O of 13 Sept. 2024, in force since 1 Jan. 2025 (AS 2024 511).
Art. 14 Official secrecy
1 The members of the STSB, the staff of the Investigation Bureau and external experts shall preserve official secrecy. 2 For members of the STSB, the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) is the superior authority responsible for an exemption from the requirements of official secrecy (Art. 320 Sec. 2 of the Criminal Code).
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