Safe System Assessments (SSAs) are now mandatory in most jurisdictions across Australia and New Zealand. Here’s a guide to the jurisdiction specific requirements with respect to SSAs:
Ｑｕｅｅｎｓｌａｎｄ
SSAs required on all TMR infrastructure projects as part of the TMR Road Safety Policy (Road Safety Policy).
Becoming part of LGA requirements (e.g. See the Gold Coast Road Safety Plan 2021-26 (Road Safety Plan.)
Ｎｅｗ Ｓｏｕｔｈ Ｗａｌｅｓ
SSAs required at feasibility, functional design and detailed design stages of all Transport for NSW infrastructure projects (new 2026 Road Safety Action Plan requirement (Road Safety Action Plan.)
Ａｏｔｅａｒｏａ Ｎｅｗ Ｚｅａｌａｎｄ
Number of projects subject to a SSA is a KPI in Road to Zero – NZ’s Road Safety Strategy (Road to Zero ).
SSAs are being integrated into the Road Safety Audit process to produce a Safe System Audit
ＡＣＴ
Requiring SSAs on some major projects
Looking to integrate further into other projects
Ｔａｓｍａｎｉａ
Requiring SSAs on some major projects
SSAs recommended as part of bid documentation for some infrastructure programs
Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａ
Mandatory SSAs for projects TEC above $5M. Desirable for projects $2-5M. Optional for projects <$2M (SSA Guidelines)
Register of Recommended Safe System Assessors (Safe System Engineering)
Ｓｏｕｔｈ Ａｕｓｔｒａｌｉａ
Mandatory SSAs for projects TEC above $5M. Desirable for projects $2-5M. Optional for projects <$2M (Safe System Assessment Guideline)
Prequalification list for Safe System Assessors (Prequalification for Infrastructure and Transport)
Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ Ｔｅｒｒｉｔｏｒｙ
Requiring SSAs on some major projects as part of contract specification
Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ Ａｕｓｔｒａｌｉａ
Going about things in a different way