RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 2007

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Interpretation
• 4 Application of Act – the rail network
• 5 Act binds Crown
• 6 Act prevails over certain other Acts

PART 2 - Railway Entities

• 7 Rail Infrastructure Owner
• 8 Rail Infrastructure Manager
• 9 Rolling Stock Operator
• 10 Section 10
• 11 Responsible public land manager for gas and electricity infrastructure
approvals

PART 3 - Lands and Planning Division 1 - Land acquisition

• 12 Minister may acquire land for railway purposes

Division 2 - Rail planning corridors

• 13 Interpretation of Division
• 14 Declaration of rail planning corridors
• 15 Effect of declarations as regards permitted planning applications
• 16 Effect of declarations as regards discretionary development
applications
• 17 Effect of declarations as regards minor amendment of permits
• 18 Effect of declarations as regards compensation and land acquisition

Division 3 - Miscellaneous

• 19 Planning status of railway works

PART 4 - Works and Access Division 1 - Fencing

• 20 Fencing obligations of Rail Infrastructure Owner

Division 2 - Railway works and works access

• 21 Emergency works access to adjoining land
• 22 Routine works access to adjoining land – with permission
• 23 Routine works access to adjoining land – without permission
• 24 Clearing obstructions to lines of sight, &c.
• 25 Damage to be made good, &c.
• 26 Control of vegetation
• 27 Demolition, &c., of unlawful works

Division 3 - Service infrastructure

• 28 Interpretation of Division
• 29 Installation of service infrastructure on rail network
• 30 Compliance with installation conditions
• 31 Removal, &c., of problematic service infrastructure
• 32 Removal, &c., of pre-existing service infrastructure
• 33 Removal, &c., of unlawful service infrastructure
• 34 Relationship to service infrastructure legislation

Division 4 - Responsibility for railway crossings, &c.

• 35 Interpretation of Division
• 36 Maintenance responsibilities at railway crossings – public roads
• 37 Maintenance responsibilities at established level crossings –
private roads
• 38 Construction of new level crossings – private roads
• 39 Compliance with construction conditions
• 40 Railway entity to reinstate public road after removing tracks from
level crossing

Division 5 - Works liabilities

• 41 Liability for forced consequential infrastructure works
• 42 Non-feasance protection for failure to carry out railway works

Division 6 - Rights and obligations of adjoining landholders

• 43 Right of emergency access to rail network
• 44 Notification and control of major excavations
• 45 Control of drainage

PART 5 - Miscellaneous

• 46 Service of notices and other documents
• 47 Delegation by Minister
• 48 Regulations
• 49 Amendment of Schedule
• 50 Status of orders
• 51 Administration of Act
• 52 Section 52
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