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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Transport Acts (Amendment) Act 1998
Act No.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1
1. Purpose 1
2. Commencement 2
PART 2--NATIONAL RAIL CORPORATION (VICTORIA) ACT
1991 3
3. Restriction on the Corporation engaging in intra-State rail
services without consent abolished 3
4. Repeal of provisions concerning the transfer of certain land to
the Corporation 3
5. Consequential amendments to section 12 on repeal of section 11 3
6. Consequential amendment to section 13 on repeal of section 11 3
7. Repeal of spent provisions 3
PART 3--TRANSPORT ACT 1983 4
8. Abolition of restriction on the carriage of certain goods 4
9. Repeal of Schedule of classes, kinds or description of certain
goods 4
10. References to Subordinate Legislation Act 4
PART 4--RAIL CORPORATIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 1997 6
11. Authorized persons 6
NOTES 7
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
A BILL
to amend the National Rail Corporation (Victoria) Act 1991, the
Transport Act 1983 and the Rail Corporations (Amendment) Act
1997 and for other purposes.
Transport Acts (Amendment) Act 1998
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is--
(a) to repeal certain provisions of the National
5 Rail Corporation (Victoria) Act 1991 in
order to facilitate the sale of the shares of the
State of Victoria in National Rail
Corporation Limited; and
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(b) to repeal provisions of the Transport Act
1983 that restrict the carriage of certain
goods by commercial goods vehicle; and
(c) to make a minor amendment to the Rail
5 Corporations (Amendment) Act 1997
concerning the appointment of an authorized
person under section 221(1)(c) of the
Transport Act 1983.
2. Commencement
10 (1) This Part and Part 3 come into operation on the
day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Part 4 is deemed to have come into operation on
16 December 1997.
(3) The remaining provisions of this Act come into
15 operation on a day or days to be proclaimed.
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PART 2--NATIONAL RAIL CORPORATION (VICTORIA)
ACT 1991
3. Restriction on the Corporation engaging in intra-
State rail services without consent abolished
No. 76/1991.
5 Section 9 of the National Rail Corporation
(Victoria) Act 1991 is repealed.
4. Repeal of provisions concerning the transfer of
certain land to the Corporation
(1) Section 11 of the National Rail Corporation
10 (Victoria) Act 1991 is repealed.
(2) Schedule 2 to the National Rail Corporation
(Victoria) Act 1991 is repealed.
5. Consequential amendments to section 12 on repeal of
section 11
15 In section 12 of the National Rail Corporation
(Victoria) Act 1991--
(a) omit ", and a declaration must not be made
under section 11,";
(b) omit "or of the land".
20 6. Consequential amendment to section 13 on repeal of
section 11
Section 13(b) of the National Rail Corporation
(Victoria) Act 1991 is repealed.
7. Repeal of spent provisions
25 Part 6 of the National Rail Corporation
(Victoria) Act 1991 is repealed.
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PART 3--TRANSPORT ACT 1983
8. Abolition of restriction on the carriage of certain
goods
No. 9921. Division 9 of Part VI of the Transport Act 1983
Reprint No. 5.
5 is repealed.
as at 1 June
1997. Further
amended by
Nos 63/1997,
104/1997 and
106/1997.
9. Repeal of Schedule of classes, kinds or description of
certain goods
Schedule 8 to the Transport Act 1983 is
repealed.
10 10. References to Subordinate Legislation Act
(1) For section 81(6) of the Transport Act 1983
substitute--
"(6) An Order made under sub-section (1) is
subject to disallowance by Parliament and
15 Part 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act
1994 applies to an Order as if the Order were
a statutory rule within the meaning of that
Act, notice of the making of which had been
published in the Government Gazette on the
20 day on which the Order was so published.".
(2) In section 83(1) of the Transport Act 1983 after
"shall" insert "by notice published in the
Government Gazette".
(3) After section 83(1) of the Transport Act 1983
25 insert--
"(1A) A determination comes into operation on the
day on which it is published in the
Government Gazette or on such later date as
is specified in the determination.".
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(4) For section 83(3) of the Transport Act 1983
substitute--
"(3) The determinations of the Minister are
subject to disallowance by the Parliament or
5 by a House of the Parliament and section 15
and Part 5 of the Subordinate Legislation
Act 1994 apply to a determination as if the
determination were a statutory rule within
the meaning of that Act, notice of the making
10 of which had been published in the
Government Gazette on the day on which the
determination was so published.".
(5) In section 215 of the Transport Act 1983, sub-
sections (2) and (3) are repealed.
15 (6) In section 256 of the Transport Act 1983, sub-
sections (3) and (4) are repealed.
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PART 4--RAIL CORPORATIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 1997
11. Authorized persons
No. 104/1997. In section 36 of the Rail Corporations
(Amendment) Act 1997, in paragraph (d) of the
5 proposed new section 221A(1) of the Transport
Act 1983, for "is employed or engaged"
substitute "in the case of a person who is
employed or engaged by a passenger transport
company, is employed or engaged".
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NOTES
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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