Editing Chain of responsibility (section)

{{short description|Australian transport legislation policy concept}}
{{For|the Chain of Responsibility Design Pattern|Chain-of-responsibility pattern}}
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The '''chain of responsibility''' is a policy concept used in [[Australia]]n [[transport]] [[legislation]] to place legal obligations on parties in the [[transport]] [[supply chain]] or across [[transport]] industries generally. The concept was initially developed to apply in the heavy vehicle industry in regulated areas such as [[speeding]], [[fatigue (medical)|fatigue]] and mass, loading and dimension. It has since spread to other transport sectors, particularly in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] where it has been applied in laws which apply to the rail, bus, marine and taxi industries.