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SUBURBAN RAIL LOOP ACT 2021

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Purposes  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Definitions  
  • 4 Filming Approval Act 2014  
  • 5 Suburban Rail Loop program objectives  
  • 6 Act binds the Crown  
  • 7 Extraterritorial operation  

PART 2--SUBURBAN RAIL LOOP AUTHORITY

Division 1--Establishment

  • 8 Establishment  
  • 9 Official seal  
  • 10 Object of Authority  
  • 11 Authority represents the Crown  

Division 2--Functions and powers

  • 12 Functions of Authority  
  • 13 General powers of Authority  
  • 14 Ministerial approval required for certain activities  
  • 15 Ministerial approval required for certain transactions  
  • 16 Land and other property transfers  
  • 17 Ministerial directions  
  • 18 Power to give direction to act in commercial manner  

Division 3--Board of the Authority

  • 19 Board of Directors  
  • 20 Constitution of board  
  • 21 Appointment of directors  
  • 22 Eligibility criteria for appointment of directors  
  • 23 Acting appointments  
  • 24 Vacancies and removal from office  
  • 25 Resignation  
  • 26 Suspension  
  • 27 Proceedings of board  
  • 28 Participation in meetings by telephone etc.  
  • 29 Resolutions without meetings  
  • 30 Disclosure of interests  
  • 31 Authority must publish certain codes, policies, procedures or processes  
  • 32 Authority not to make loans to directors  
  • 33 Indemnity  

Division 4--Staffing and delegation

  • 34 Chief executive officer  
  • 35 Acting chief executive officer  
  • 36 Staff  
  • 37 Delegation by Authority  

Division 5--Corporate plan

  • 38 Corporate plan  
  • 39 Consultation regarding corporate plan  
  • 40 Modification of corporate plan  
  • 41 Directions in relation to corporate plan  
  • 42 Statement of corporate intent—contents  
  • 43 Corporate plan to be followed  
  • 44 Board to give notice of significant events  
  • 45 Nothing void merely because of non-compliance  

Division 6--Financial provisions

Division 7--Special land acquisition and development powers

Division 8--Special project development related functions and powers

  • 56 Power to enter land by persons authorised by Authority  
  • 57 Authorised persons for the purposes of section 56  
  • 58 Utility interface powers in relation to Suburban Rail Loop program  

Division 9--Reports by the Authority

  • 59 Reports to Minister or Treasurer  
  • 60 Annual report of operations  

Division 10--Miscellaneous

  • 61 Validity of decisions—board  
  • 62 Validity of decisions—chief executive officer  
  • 63 Reciprocal arrangements with Ministers, public sector entities and public authorities  
  • 64 Minister may declare subsidiary represents Crown  

PART 3--SUBURBAN RAIL LOOP PLANNING INTERFACE

  • 65 Declaration of Suburban Rail Loop planning areas  
  • 66 Preparation of plans of the purposes of Suburban Rail Loop planning area declarations  
  • 67 Publication of Suburban Rail Loop planning area declaration  
  • 68 When a Suburban Rail Loop planning area declaration takes effect  
  • 69 Minister to ensure consolidated version of Suburban Rail Loop planning area declaration is available  
  • 70 Minister to give Suburban Rail Loop planning area declaration to Planning and Environment Act Minister  
  • 71 Minister to give Suburban Rail Loop planning area declaration to affected Councils  

PART 4--SUBURBAN RAIL LOOP PROJECTS

Division 1--Commencement of projects

  • 72 Declaration of Suburban Rail Loop projects  
  • 73 Content of Suburban Rail Loop project declaration  
  • 74 More than one Suburban Rail Loop project declaration may specify the same area of land  
  • 75 Publication of Suburban Rail Loop project declaration  
  • 76 When a Suburban Rail Loop project declaration takes effect  
  • 77 Premier to ensure consolidated version of Suburban Rail Loop project declaration is available  
  • 78 Interrelationship with Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009  

Division 2--Completion of projects

  • 79 Notification of completion of Suburban Rail Loop project or a part of a project  
  • 80 Project completion declaration  
  • 81 Content of project completion declaration  
  • 82 Publication of project completion declaration  
  • 83 When project completion declaration takes effect  
  • 84 Authority ceases to have functions in relation to applicable project area under the Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009  

PART 5--GENERAL

  • 85 Delegation by Minister  
  • 86 Improper use of information  
  • 87 Information to be confidential  
  • 88 Who is connected with Authority  
  • 89 Obligations of public entities and public service bodies  
  • 90 Governor in Council may require public authorities to act  
  • 91 Proceedings  
  • 92 Evidence  
  • 93 Service of documents  
  • 94 Other laws not affected  
  • 95 Exclusion of proportionate liability under Wrongs Act 1958  
  • 96 Excluded matter for Corporations Act  
  • 97 Certain instruments are not legislative instruments for the purposes of Subordinate Legislation Act 1994  
  • 98 Regulations  

PART 6--SAVINGS, TRANSITIONALS AND RELATED PROVISIONS

Division 1--Preliminary

Division 2--Transfer of property, rights and liabilities

  • 102 Secretary to prepare allocation statement or statements  
  • 103 Certificate of Secretary  
  • 104 Property, rights and liabilities allocated in accordance with statement  
  • 105 Allocation of property etc. subject to encumbrances  
  • 106 Substitution of party to agreement  
  • 107 Former Crown instruments  
  • 108 Proceedings  
  • 109 Taxes  
  • 110 Evidence  

Division 3--Other transitional arrangements

  • 111 Chief executive officer of the Authority  
  • 112 Superseded references  

Division 4--Other provisions related to transition to Authority

  • 113 Partial revocation of certain reserved land  

Division 5--Miscellaneous

  • 114 Validity of things done under this Part  
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