New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BROKEN HILL TO SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BORDER RAILWAY AGREEMENT ACT 1968 - SECT 6

6 Authorisation of construction of Railway

(1) The State of South Australia is hereby authorised and empowered to construct and maintain the Railway and such other works in New South Wales which, pursuant to the Agreement, are to be constructed by that State and the Railway and other works may be constructed notwithstanding the provisions of the Public Works Act 1912 , as subsequently amended, or any other Act, and in respect thereof the constructing authority shall be the South Australian Railways Commissioner who shall have all the powers of a constructing authority under the said Act, as so amended.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 91 of the Public Works Act 1912 , as subsequently amended, the South Australian Railways Commissioner as constructing authority shall not be compelled nor shall it be the duty of the said authority to make or maintain any fence along the Railway for the accommodation of any person or for any purpose whatsoever; but the said authority may in its discretion make and maintain such fences in connection with the Railway as it may think fit.