TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1988 - SECT 36B Sydney railway passenger services

TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1988 - SECT 36B

36B Sydney railway passenger services

(1) Sydney Trains is to operate railway passenger services.

(2) Sydney Trains is to continue to operate the railway passenger services which were provided by it immediately before the commencement of this section.

(3) Subsection (2) does not limit the power of Sydney Trains--

(a) to establish any new railway passenger service, or

(b) to alter or discontinue any of its railway passenger services.

(4) The operation of a railway passenger service by Sydney Trains is subject to the requirements of the Rail Safety National Law (NSW) .

(5) The Transport Secretary may give directions to Sydney Trains as to the railway passenger services to be operated by Sydney Trains, or that restrict the functions of Sydney Trains. Sydney Trains is to exercise its functions in accordance with any such directions.

(6) The directions given by the Transport Secretary under clause 11(3) of the Transport Administration (General) Regulation 2013 and in force immediately before the commencement of this section continue to have effect, but may be amended or replaced by directions under this section.

Note : Under the directions given by the Transport Secretary under clause 11(3) of the Transport Administration (General) Regulation 2013 Sydney Trains operates rail passenger services predominantly in the part of the metropolitan rail area bounded by Waterfall, Macarthur, Richmond, Emu Plains and Berowra. NSW Trains operates rail passenger services that commence or terminate in regional New South Wales. However, for operational reasons, Sydney Trains provides rolling stock and crew for some NSW Trains services and NSW Trains provides rolling stock and crew for some Sydney Trains services.