A fault information collection apparatus that collects a fault from a plurality of modules each including a fault detection section that detects a fault, a fault information generation section that generates, when a fault is detected by the fault detection section, fault information about the detected fault, and a notification section that issues, when a fault is detected by the fault detection section, a fault detection notification indicating that a fault is detected to a fault collection section, the fault information collection apparatus comprising:
- a specification section that specifies, based on the fault detection notification, the module from which the fault detection notification is received first from among the modules;
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- an acquisition section that acquires the fault information from the module specified by the specification section.