Railway (METRONET) Act 2018

 

Railway (METRONET) Act 2018

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Short title2

2.Commencement2

Part 2 — Authority to construct METRONET railways

3.Authority to construct Thornlie‑Cockburn Link3

4.Authority to construct Yanchep Rail Extension3

4A.Authority to construct Morley‑Ellenbrook Line3

Part 3 — Application of Metropolitan Region Scheme

5.Terms used4

6.Planning approval not required for certain METRONET works5

Schedule 1 — Line of Thornlie‑Cockburn Link

Schedule 2 — Line of Yanchep Rail Extension

Schedule 3 — Line of Morley‑Ellenbrook Line

Notes

Compilation table9

Defined terms

 

Railway (METRONET) Act 2018

An Act to authorise, as part of the METRONET plan, the construction of —

·a railway from Beckenham junction to Cockburn (known as the Thornlie‑Cockburn Link); and

·a railway from Butler to Yanchep (known as the Yanchep Rail Extension); and

·a railway from Bayswater to Ellenbrook (known as the Morley Ellenbrook Line),

and for related purposes.

[Long title amended: No. 1 of 2020 s. 4.]

 

Part 1  Preliminary

1.Short title

This is the Railway (METRONET) Act 2018.

2.Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Part 2  Authority to construct METRONET railways

3.Authority to construct Thornlie‑Cockburn Link

A railway, with all necessary, proper and usual works and facilities in connection with the railway, may be constructed and maintained along the line described in Schedule 1.

4.Authority to construct Yanchep Rail Extension

A railway, with all necessary, proper and usual works and facilities in connection with the railway, may be constructed and maintained along the line described in Schedule 2.

4A.Authority to construct Morley‑Ellenbrook Line

A railway, with all necessary, proper and usual works and facilities in connection with the railway, may be constructed and maintained along the line described in Schedule 3.

[Section 4A inserted: No. 1 of 2020 s. 5.]

Part 3  Application of Metropolitan Region Scheme

5.Terms used

In this Part —

Bush Forever area means land identified as a Bush Forever area in accordance with the Metropolitan Region Scheme clause 28A(1);

METRONET railway means a railway the construction and maintenance of which is authorised by Part 2;

METRONET works means works for the purpose of, or in connection with, a METRONET railway but does not include the construction or alteration of a railway station, or any related car parks, public transport interchange facilities or associated means of pedestrian or vehicular access;

Metropolitan Region Scheme has the meaning given in the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 4(1);

non‑railway land means —

(a)land reserved under the Metropolitan Region Scheme Part II for a public purpose other than railways; or

(b)land zoned under the Metropolitan Region Scheme Part III;

Planning Commission means the Western Australian Planning Commission established by the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 7(1);

railway land means land reserved under the Metropolitan Region Scheme Part II for the purpose of railways;

Swan Valley Planning Scheme has the meaning given in the Swan Valley Planning Act 2020 section 3.

[Section 5 amended: No. 45 of 2020 s. 123.]

6.Planning approval not required for certain METRONET works

Despite anything in the Metropolitan Region Scheme or the Swan Valley Planning Scheme, the following development may be commenced or carried out without the approval of the Planning Commission —

(a)METRONET works that involve the clearing of native vegetation on railway land in a Bush Forever area;

(b)METRONET works on non‑railway land.

[Section 6 amended: No. 45 of 2020 s. 124.]

 

Schedule 1  Line of Thornlie‑Cockburn Link

[s. 3]

The line of the railway commences at a point 12.776 km along the Armadale railway line, at Beckenham junction and proceeds in a generally south westerly direction for a distance of 17.5 km to a point, near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 392267 East and 6445208 North, that is approximately 400 m north of the intersection of Armadale Road and Kwinana Freeway, Cockburn Central.

The course to be taken by the railway is shown as a red line on Public Transport Authority drawing no. 05‑C‑00‑0023 Rev B.

[Schedule 1 amended: No. 1 of 2020 s. 6.]

Schedule 2  Line of Yanchep Rail Extension

[s. 4]

The line of the railway commences at a point 130 m north of existing Butler station (Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 376692 East and 6499335 North) 40.9 km from Perth along the Currambine‑Butler railway line and proceeds in a generally north westerly direction for a distance of 14.5 km to a point, near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 371222 East and 6511677 North, that is approximately 2 800 m north of the intersection of Marmion Avenue and Yanchep Beach Road, Yanchep.

The course to be taken by the railway is shown as a red line on Public Transport Authority drawing no. 14‑C‑00‑0004 Rev B.

[Schedule 2 amended: No. 1 of 2020 s. 7.]

Schedule 3 — Line of Morley‑Ellenbrook Line

[s. 4A]

[Heading inserted: No. 1 of 2020 s. 8.]

The line of the railway commences at a point 4.232 km along the Midland railway line, prior to Bayswater Station and proceeds in a generally easterly direction for a distance of approximately 1.0 km to a point near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 397968 East and 6468072 North, then proceeds in a generally northerly direction for a distance of approximately 7.6 km to a point near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 397555 East and 6475320 North, then proceeds in a generally easterly direction for a distance of approximately 4.5 km to a point near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 401684 East and 6475588 North, then proceeds in a generally northerly direction for a distance of approximately 8.3 km to a point, near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 401878 East and 6483339 North, that is approximately 60 m southwest of the intersection of The Parkway and Transit Way, Ellenbrook.

The course to be taken by the railway is shown as a red line on Public Transport Authority drawing no. 25‑C‑00‑0014 Rev B.

[Schedule 3 inserted: No. 1 of 2020 s. 8.]

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Notes

This is a compilation of the Railway (METRONET) Act 2018 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Railway (METRONET) Act 2018

34 of 2018

19 Nov 2018

19 Nov 2018

Railway (METRONET) Amendment Act 2020

1 of 2020

27 Feb 2020

27 Feb 2020 (see s. 2)

Swan Valley Planning Act 2020 Pt. 10 Div. 11

45 of 2020

9 Dec 2020

1 Aug 2021 (see s. 2(1)(e) and SL 2021/124 cl. 2)

 

 

Defined terms

 

[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)

Bush Forever area5

METRONET railway5

METRONET works5

Metropolitan Region Scheme5

non-railway land5

Planning Commission5

railway land5

Swan Valley Planning Scheme5