Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Rail Corporations Act 1996 - SECT 65

Tram infrastructure

65. Tram infrastructure





(1) Despite anything to the contrary in any other Act or law, a person to
which this section applies may use tram infrastructure to which an agreement,
lease or licence relating to, or connected with, a passenger service provided
by that person applies (being an agreement, lease or licence between that
person and Rail Track or that person and the Crown) subject to and in
accordance with that agreement, lease or licence.

(2) This section applies to-



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   (b)  tram operators;

   (c)  a person specified in an Order under subsection (3), subject to any
        terms and conditions specified in that Order;

   (d)  a person authorised, in accordance with the agreement, lease or
        licence referred to in subsection (1), by a person referred to in
        paragraph (b) or (c) to exercise a power conferred on the authorising
        person by this section, subject to any terms and conditions specified
        in the authorisation.

(3) The Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may
declare that this section applies, on and from a date specified in the Order
and subject to any terms and conditions specified in the Order, to a person
specified in the Order that-

   (a)  is a party to a contract with the Secretary or the Director acting on
        behalf of the Crown for the provision by that person of a passenger
        service; or

   (b)  is a party to a lease with Rail Track or the Secretary or the Director
        acting on behalf of the Crown in relation to any tram infrastructure
        owned by Rail Track or the Crown.