{"id":"C1977L00133","name":"Australian National Railways Regulations","slug":"australian-national-railways-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"133 of 1977","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":25199,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1977L00133-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australian National Railways Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1977 No. 133\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS ACT 1917.\\*\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Australian National Railways Act 1917.\n\nDated this tenth day of August, 1977.\n\nJOHN R. KERR\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nPETER NIXON\n\nMinister of State for Transport.\n\nAUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS REGULATIONS\n\nCitation.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Australian National Railways Regulations.\n\nSalary rate for Minister’s approval.\n\n2. For the purposes of paragraph 46 (3) (b) of the Australian National Railways Act 1917, the method of ascertaining a rate, in excess of which, if that rate is higher than $16,292 per annum, the Commission shall not, except with the approval of the Minister, determine the salary of a position in the service of the Commission, is to ascertain the higher of the following rates:—\n\n(a) the maximum rate of salary per annum that is payable, at the time the Commission makes its salary determination, to an officer of the Australian Public Service who occupies an office classified as Class 11 in the Third Division;\n\n(b) the maximum rate of salary per annum that is payable, at the time the Commission makes its salary determination, to an officer of the Australian Public Service who occupies an office classified as Engineer, Class 4, in the Third Division.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 August 1977.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2334},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This represents the original 1977 making of the regulations, precisely fulfilling the specific requirement in section 46(3)(b) of the Australian National Railways Act 1917 to prescribe the method for calculating the salary threshold requiring Ministerial approval."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 regulations total, with just 1 operative provision","Simple mathematical formula (higher of two referenced rates)","Depends on external Australian Public Service classifications (Third Division, Class 11, Engineer Class 4) for calculation"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations impose a salary cap for senior appointments at the Australian National Railways Commission: any salary above $16,292 pa (or a higher benchmark based on the top pay for Class 11 APS officers and Engineer Class 4) requires the Transport Minister’s approval. It limits the Commission’s pay-setting autonomy and subjects high senior salaries to ministerial oversight."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australian-national-railways-regulations","history":"/api/acts/australian-national-railways-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australian-national-railways-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australian-national-railways-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australian-national-railways-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australian-national-railways-regulations/documents"}}