New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

RAIL SAFETY ACT 1993 - SECT 7

7 Owners and operators of railways

(1) An "owner", in relation to a railway, is a person who is responsible (whether by reason of ownership, control or management) for the construction and maintenance, or the construction or maintenance, of infrastructure of a railway.

(2) An "operator", in relation to a railway, is a person who is responsible for the operation of a railway.

(3) In this Act, "operate", in relation to a railway, means:

(a) operate or move, or cause the operation or moving, by any means, of any rolling stock on a railway, and includes operate a railway service if the operator of the service operates or moves, or causes the operation or moving of, rolling stock, or

(b) construct and maintain, or construct or maintain, rolling stock.