TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1988 - SECT 37B NSW railway passenger services

TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1988 - SECT 37B

37B NSW railway passenger services

(1) NSW Trains is to operate railway passenger services in NSW and may operate railway passenger services outside NSW that originate or terminate inside NSW.

(2) NSW 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 NSW 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 NSW Trains is subject to the requirements of the Rail Safety National Law (NSW) .

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

(6) The directions given by the Transport Secretary under clause 33(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 33(3) of the Transport Administration (General) Regulation 2013 NSW Trains operates rail passenger services that commence or terminate in regional New South Wales. Sydney Trains operates rail passenger services predominantly in the part of the metropolitan rail area bounded by Waterfall, Macarthur, Richmond, Emu Plains and Berowra. However, for operational reasons, NSW Trains provides rolling stock and crew for some Sydney Trains services and Sydney Trains provides rolling stock and crew for some NSW Trains services.