Victorian Consolidated Legislation

EMERALD TOURIST RAILWAY ACT 1977

No. 9020 of 1977
Reprint No. 021
Reprinted incorporating amendments as at 16 November 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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   1.      Short title and commencement

   PART I-ESTABLISHMENT OF EMERALD TOURIST RAILWAY BOARD

   2.      Establishment of Emerald Tourist Railway Board
   3.      Responsibilities and functions of Board
   4.      Matters to be provided for by Order in Council
   5.      Additional Orders in Council
   6.      Membership of Board
   7.      Incorporation
   8.      Property of Railways Board in tourist railway to pass to Board
   9.      Crown land may be used for purposes of railway
   10.     First meeting of Board

   PART II-PROCEDURE OF BOARD

   11.     Term of office
   12.     Casual vacancies
   13.     Chairman
   14.     Quorum
   15.     Decisions
   16.     Travelling allowances etc. of members
   17.     Judicial notice
   18.     Disqualification from office
   19.     Conflict of interest
   20.     Procedure

   PART III-OFFICERS

   21.     Manager
   22.     Offices

   PART IV-FINANCIAL

   23.     General Fund
           24, 25. Repealed
   26.     Borrowing by Board
   27.     Board may make loans
   28.     Loans by Minister
   29.     Application by Board for loan by Minister

   PART V-MISCELLANEOUS

   30.     Procedure upon default in repayment of loan
   31.     Relinquishment of possession by Minister
   32.     Appointment of inspector by Governor in Council
   33.     Conditions of appointment of inspector
   34.     Powers of inspector
   35.     Inspector may take possession of books
   36.     Examination of officers
   37.     Notes of examination
   38.     Report of inspector
   39.     Contracts of Board
   40.     Certificate of chairman to be evidence of ownership by Board
   41.     Grants of leases, licences and easements
   41A.    Grants of leases for up to 50 years
   41B.    Power to enter and use land
   42.     Board to report accidents to Minister
   43.     Actions against Board
   44.     Execution against Board
   45.     Railway etc. not to be sold under execution
   46.     Board to make returns to Minister of accidents
   47.     Board may adopt by-laws made under Transport Act 1983.
   48.     Provisions of Fences Act 1968 not to apply
   48A.    Supreme Court-limitation of jurisdiction
   49.     By-laws
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           SCHEDULE ONE
           SCHEDULE TWO
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details