Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS COMMISSION ACT 1983 No. 140 of 1983 - SECT 14

14. (1) The Commission shall not construct a railway in Australia that is more
than 25 kilometres in length unless the Parliament has, by an Act, authorized
the construction of the railway by the Commission.

(2) A Bill to authorize the construction of a railway by the Commission shall
contain provisions relating to the following matters:

   (a)  a detailed description of the route of the proposed railway;

   (b)  the limit of deviation;

   (c)  the estimated cost of the construction of the proposed railway.

(3) Notwithstanding any law of the Commonwealth (other than this Act) or any
law of a State or Territory to the contrary -

   (a)  the Commission may, with the approval of the Governor-General,
        construct a railway on, over or under land that, under the law of a
        State or Territory, is dedicated or reserved, or is vested in
        trustees, as a public park or otherwise for the purposes of public
        recreation; and

   (b)  the Commission may construct a railway on, over or under any road.

(4) The power under sub-section (3) to construct a railway on, over or under
land or a road, includes the power -

   (a)  to erect on, over or under the land or road, as the case may be,
        buildings or other structures for use in connection with the railway;
        and

   (b)  to install equipment on, over or under the land or road, as the case
        may be, for use in connection with the railway.

(5) The Commission shall not exercise its powers under sub-section (3) in
relation to land or a road unless it has given reasonable notice, in writing,
of its intention to do so to the authority having care and management of the
land or road, as the case may be.