Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS COMMISSION ACT 1983 No. 140 of 1983 - SECT 13

13. (1) Without limiting the generality of sub-section 6 (1), the Commission
may -

   (a)  sell and supply travellers' requisites on passenger trains; and

   (b)  sell and supply travellers' requisites, on premises set aside under
        sub-section (2), to persons travelling on services operated by the
        Commission and to other persons.

(2) The Commission may set aside premises owned or occupied by it for the sale
and supply of travellers' requisites to persons travelling on services
operated by the Commission and to other persons.

(3) Where the Commission leases to a person premises set aside under
sub-section (2), the Commission may, in writing, grant to the person an
authority, for such term, and subject to such conditions, as are specified in
the authority, to sell and supply, on the premises, travellers' requisites to
persons travelling on services operated by the Commission and to other
persons.

(4) The Commission shall -

   (a)  in selling and supplying travellers' requisites on premises set aside
under sub-section (2), ensure; and

   (b)  specify in each authority granted under sub-section (3), in relation
        to
premises set aside under sub-section (2), conditions for the purpose of
ensuring, that, as far as is reasonably practicable, goods are not sold or
supplied on the premises to persons resorting to the premises solely or
principally for the purpose of obtaining those goods at times outside the days
and hours of trading or business that would, but for this section, be
applicable, under the law of the State or Territory in which the premises are
situated, in relation to the sale or supply of those goods.

(5) The Commission may exercise its powers under this section, the employees
of the Commission may act in accordance with the powers of the Commission
under this section and a person who holds an authority under sub-section (3),
and the servants and agents of such a person, may, subject to the conditions
to which the authority is subject, act in accordance with the authority,
without obtaining or having any other authority, licence, permit or
registration.

(6) Notwithstanding any law of a State or Territory to the contrary -

   (a)  the Commission, and its employees, may permit the consumption, on
passenger trains and on premises set aside under sub-section (2), of
meals and refreshments;

   (b)  a person who holds an authority under sub-section (3), and his
servants and agents, may permit the consumption, on the premises to
which the authority relates, of meals and refreshments; and

   (c)  a person may, on a passenger train or on premises set aside under
sub-section (2), obtain and consume meals and refreshments sold or
supplied in accordance with this section.

(7) Except as expressly provided in this section, this section does not exempt
a person from compliance with the law of a State or Territory.

(8) In this section -

"passenger train" means a train operated by the Commission that is
carrying, or waiting to carry, passengers;

"refreshments" includes alcoholic beverages;

"travellers' requisites" means -

   (a)  meals;

   (b)  refreshments;

   (c)  tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, pipes and other smokers' requisites;
and

   (d)  other goods required, or likely to be required, by persons while
travelling on services operated by the Commission.