Railway Discontinuance Act (No. 2) 2006
Railway Discontinuance Act (No. 2) 2006
Western Australia
Railway Discontinuance Act (No. 2) 2006
Contents
1.Short title2
2.Commencement2
3.Terms used in this Act2
4.Discontinuance of scheduled railways, and incidental matters2
5.Disposition of land3
6.Power of Authority to deal with land3
Schedule 1 — Scheduled railways
Notes
Compilation table5
Defined terms
Western Australia
Railway Discontinuance Act (No. 2) 2006
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
This is the Railway Discontinuance Act (No. 2) 2006 1.
This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
In this Act —
Authority means the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia established by the Public Transport Authority Act 2003 section 5;
Minister for Lands means the Minister responsible for the administration of the Land Administration Act 1997;
scheduled railways means the railways and portions of railway described in Schedule 1.
4.Discontinuance of scheduled railways, and incidental matters
(1)The scheduled railways are discontinued.
(2)The material comprising the scheduled railways, or any portion of that material, may be —
(a)used in the construction or maintenance of any government railway, as defined in the Government Railways Act 1904 section 2; or
(b)used in the construction of any railway authorised to be constructed under any other Act; or
(c)sold, disposed of, or otherwise dealt with.
(1)The Minister for Lands is to transfer to the Authority in fee simple, under the Land Administration Act 1997, any land dedicated for the scheduled railways that becomes Crown land by operation of the Land Administration Act 1997 section 266.
(2)The Minister for Lands is to transfer land under subsection (1) without requiring the payment of any consideration in respect of that transfer.
6.Power of Authority to deal with land
(1)With the approval of the Minister responsible for the administration of the Government Railways Act 1904, the Authority may sell or otherwise dispose of any land transferred to it under section 5.
(2)The Authority is to credit the proceeds of any sale or disposal of land under subsection (1) to the Public Transport Authority Account referred to in the Public Transport Authority Act 2003 section 32.
Schedule 1 — Scheduled railways
[s. 3]
1.That portion of railway constructed under the authority of the Geraldton and Northampton Railway Act 1873 (now repealed), commencing at a point at the common boundary of Geraldton Lot 3066 on Deposited Plan 219949 and Forrest Street in Geraldton and terminating at a point about 60 metres north‑west from the south‑westernmost point of Geraldton Lot 3046 on Deposited Plan 193132 at Bluff Point.
2.That portion of railway constructed under the authority of the Geraldton‑Greenough Railway Act 1886 (now repealed) commencing at a point about 60 metres north‑west from the south‑westernmost point of Geraldton Lot 3046 on Deposited Plan 193132 at Bluff Point and terminating at a point established by the south‑westerly projection of the south‑eastern boundary of Lot 45 on Diagram 43882.
3.The railway constructed under the authority of the Geraldton Harbour Works Railway Act 1923 (now repealed).
4.The railway constructed under the authority of the Geraldton Harbour Works Railway Extension Act 1939 (now repealed).
1This is a compilation of the Railway Discontinuance Act (No. 2) 2006. The following table contains information about that Act.
|
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
|
Railway Discontinuance Act (No. 2) 2006 |
72 of 2006 |
13 Dec 2006 |
13 Dec 2006 (see s. 2) |
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined termProvision(s)
Authority3
Minister for Lands3
scheduled railways3