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RAILWAYS (OPERATIONS AND ACCESS) ACT 1997

Table of Provisions

PART 1--Preliminary

Division 1--Formal provisions

  • 1 Short title

Division 2--Objects

  • 3 Objects

Division 3--Interpretation

  • 4 Interpretation
  • 5 Joint ventures

Division 4--Application of this Act

  • 6 Application to railways
  • 7 Application of access regime
  • 7A Review and expiry of access regime

Division 5--Crown to be bound

  • 8 Crown to be bound

Division 6--Regulator

  • 9 Regulator
  • 9A Regulator to report to Minister

PART 2--Construction and operation of railways

Division 1--Acquisition of land

  • 10 Land acquisition

Division 2--Fixed railway infrastructure

  • 11 Fixed infrastructure may be dealt with as personal property

Division 3--Operations over roads

  • 12 Rights in relation to roads
  • 13 Maintenance
  • 13A Power to close roads temporarily
  • 13B Immunity

Division 4--Reports

  • 14 Special reports

Division 5--Rail corridors

  • 15 Rail corridor need not be fenced
  • 16 Exemption from rates and taxes

Division 6--Exclusion of law of common carriers

  • 17 Industry participant not to be common carrier

Division 7--Liquor and gambling

  • 18 Ministerial authorisation to sell liquor
  • 19 Ministerial authorisation to provide gambling facilities

Division 8--By-laws

  • 20 By-laws

PART 3--Conduct of operator's business

Division 1--General rules for conduct of business

  • 22 Segregation of accounts and records
  • 23 Unfair discrimination
  • 24 Preventing or hindering access to railway services
  • 25 Report to Minister

Division 2--Appointment of administrator

  • 26 Appointment of administrator

PART 4--Pricing principles and information relevant to access

Division 1--Pricing principles

  • 27 Pricing principles

Division 2--Information about access

  • 28 Information brochure
  • 29 Operator's obligation to provide information about access
  • 30 Information to be provided on non-discriminatory basis

PART 5--Negotiation of access

  • 31 Access proposal
  • 32 Duty to negotiate in good faith
  • 33 Limitation on operator's right to contract to provide access

PART 5A--Confidential information

  • 33A Confidential information

PART 6--Arbitration of access disputes

Division 1--Access disputes and requests for arbitration

  • 34 Access dispute
  • 35 Request for reference of dispute to arbitration

Division 2--Conciliation and reference to arbitration

  • 36 Conciliation and reference to arbitration
  • 37 Appointment of arbitrator

Division 3--Principles of arbitration

  • 38 Principles to be taken into account

Division 4--Parties to arbitration

  • 39 Parties to arbitration
  • 40 Representation
  • 41 Minister's right to participate

Division 5--Conduct of arbitration proceedings

  • 42 Arbitrator's duty to act expeditiously
  • 43 Hearing to be in private
  • 44 Procedure on arbitration
  • 45 Procedural powers of arbitrator
  • 46 Giving of relevant documents to the arbitrator
  • 47 Power to obtain information and documents
  • 48 Confidentiality of information

Division 6--Early termination of arbitration

  • 49 Termination of arbitration in cases of triviality etc
  • 50 Proponent's right to terminate arbitration

Division 7--Awards

  • 50A Time limit for arbitration
  • 51 Awards
  • 52 Restrictions on awards
  • 53 Consent awards

Division 8--Withdrawal from award

  • 54 Proponent's option to withdraw from award

Division 9--Variation or revocation of awards

  • 55 Variation or revocation of award

Division 10--Miscellaneous

  • 56 Appeal on question of law
  • 57 Costs
  • 58 Removal and replacement of arbitrator
  • 59 Non-application of Commercial Arbitration Act 1986

PART 7--Monitoring powers

  • 60 Regulator's power to monitor costs
  • 61 Copies of access contracts to be supplied to regulator
  • 62 Operator's duty to supply information and documents
  • 63 Confidentiality
  • 64 Duty to report to the Minister

PART 8--Enforcement of this Act

  • 65 Injunctive remedies
  • 66 Compensation
  • 67 Enforcement of arbitrator's requirements

PART 9--Regulations and proclamations

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