Western Australian Consolidated Acts

GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS ACT 1904

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Interpretation  
   2AA.    Certain land continues to be part of government railway  
   2A.     Relationship to Rail Safety Act 1998  
   3.      Property in things on railway land  
   4.      Effect on Crown land when railway construction authorised  
   7.      Certificate of chief executive officer evidence of certain facts  

   PART III -- The direction, management, maintenance and control of the Western Australian government railways  

   13.     Authority to manage railways  
   14.     Authority may join any body formed for the improvement of railways  
   15.     Power to protect railway  
   18.     Gates and cattle-stops  
   23.     By-laws  
   24.     Provisions as to by-laws  
   25.     Conditions of carriage of goods  
   26.     Special agreements  
   26A.    Special contracts  
   27.     Goods left at owner’s risk  
   30.     Lien  
   31.     Goods may be sold on refusal to pay charges  
   32.     Goods left by unknown owner may be sold  
   33.     Application of proceeds of sale  
   34.     Conveyance of dangerous goods  
   35.     Actions by the Authority  
   36.     Actions against the Authority  
   37.     Authority deemed to be common carrier  
   38.     Plaintiff in actions for personal injuries to submit to examination  
   40.     No liability in certain cases  
   43.     Offences on railways punishable by fine  
   44.     Removal of passenger not paying proper fare  
   45.     Penalties for offences relating to tickets, etc.  
   46.     Penalty for travelling without payment of fare, etc.  
   47.     Definition of free pass  
   48.     Offences on railways punishable by fine  
   49.     Persons committing certain offences may be arrested  
   50.     Summary interference on breach of by-law  
   51.     Penalty for offences by railway servants  
   53.     Railway servant may impound  
   53A.    Infringement notices  

   PART V -- Agreements concerning railway property  

   61.     Use of railways by other rail service operators  
   63A.    Lease of certain railway land  
   63B.    Lease of railway land to Co-operative Bulk Handling  
   64.     Other powers not excluded  
   66A.    Tourist railways  

   PART VI -- Sidings  

   68.     Authority may agree to work siding in connection with railway  

   PART VII -- Miscellaneous provisions  

   72.     No railways to cross government railways without consent  
   73.     Authority may appoint and dismiss certain officers  
   74.     Railway police  
   76.     Endowment and provident fund  
   77.     Appeal  
   78.     Constitution of Appeal Board  
   80.     Notice of appeal  
   81.     Decision of Board  
   82.     Procedure on appeals  
   83.     Powers of Appeal Board  
   84.     Regulations  
   88.     Railway property not subject to rates, etc.  
   92.     Saving as to government departments  
   94.     Prosecutions  
   95.     Representation of Authority in proceedings  
   96.     Proof of certain matters not required  
   98.     Regulations  
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