{"id":"eastern-goldfields-transport-board-repeal-act-2008","name":"Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Repeal Act 2008","slug":"eastern-goldfields-transport-board-repeal-act-2008","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":30453,"registerId":"wa-eastern-goldfields-transport-board-repeal-act-2008-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Repeal Act 2008","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nEastern Goldfields Transport Board Repeal Act 2008\n\nWestern Australia\n\nEastern Goldfields Transport Board Repeal Act 2008\n\nContents\n\nPart 1 — Preliminary\n\n1. Short title 2\n\n2. The Act repealed 2\n\nPart 2 — Transitional and savings provisions\n\n3. Terms used in this Part 3\n\n4. Interpretation Act to apply 3\n\n5. Devolution of the Board’s assets, rights and liabilities 4\n\n6. Agreements and instruments generally 4\n\n7. Staff 5\n\n8. Funds 5\n\n9. Registration of documents 5\n\n10. Saving 6\n\nPart 3 — Consequential amendments\n\n11. *Acts Amendment and Repeal (Competition Policy) Act 2003* amended 7\n\n12. *Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899* amended 7\n\n13. *Financial Management Act 2006* amended 7\n\n14. *Statutory Corporations (Liability of Directors) Act 1996* amended 8\n\n15. *Transport Co‑ordination Act 1966* amended 8\n\n16. *State Superannuation Regulations 2001* amended 8\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 9\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nEastern Goldfields Transport Board Repeal Act 2008\n\nAn Act to —\n\n- repeal the *Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Act 1984*; and\n- amend certain other Acts as a consequence,\n\n\nand for related purposes.\n\nThe Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:\n\n## Part 1 — Preliminary\n\n##### 1. Short title\n\nThis is the *Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Repeal Act 2008*.\n\n##### 2. The Act repealed\n\nThe *Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Act 1984* is repealed.\n\n## Part 2 — Transitional and savings provisions\n\n##### 3. Terms used in this Part\n\nIn this Part, unless the contrary intention appears —\n\n  assets means property of every kind whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, or corporeal or incorporeal and includes without limitation —\n\n(a) choses in action; and\n\n(b) goodwill; and\n\n(c) rights, interests and claims of every kind in or to property,\n\nwhether arising from, accruing under, created or evidenced by, or the subject of, an instrument or otherwise and whether liquidated or unliquidated, actual, contingent or prospective;\n\n  Authority means Public Transport Authority of Western Australia established under the *Public Transport Authority Act 2003* section 5;\n\n  Board means The Eastern Goldfields Transport Board formerly preserved and continued under the *Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Act 1984* section 4;\n\n  commencement day means the day on which this Act comes into operation;\n\n  liability means any liability, duty or obligation whether actual, contingent or prospective, liquidated or unliquidated, or whether owed alone or jointly or jointly and severally with any other person;\n\n  right means any right, power, privilege or immunity whether actual, contingent or prospective.\n\n##### 4. Interpretation Act to apply\n\nThis Part does not limit the operation of the *Interpretation Act 1984* Part V.\n\n##### 5. Devolution of the Board’s assets, rights and liabilities\n\n(1) On the commencement day —\n\n(a) the assets and rights of the Board immediately before that day become assets and rights of the Authority by force of this section; and\n\n(b) the liabilities of the Board immediately before that day become, by force of this section, liabilities of the Authority.\n\n(2) On and after the commencement day, any proceedings that immediately before that day might have been brought or continued by the Board may be brought or continued by the Authority.\n\n(3) On and after the commencement day, any remedy that immediately before that day is available against or to the Board is available against or to the Authority.\n\n##### 6. Agreements and instruments generally\n\n(1) Any agreement or instrument subsisting immediately before the commencement day —\n\n(a) to which the Board is a party; or\n\n(b) which contains a reference to the Board,\n\nhas effect on and after the commencement day as if —\n\n(c) the Authority were substituted for the Board as a party to the agreement or instrument; and\n\n(d) any reference in the agreement or instrument to the Board were (unless the context otherwise requires) amended to be or include a reference to the Authority.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the —\n\n(a) *Transport Workers (Eastern Goldfields Transport Board) Award 1976*; and\n\n(b) *Transport Workers (Eastern Goldfields Transport Board) Agreement 2005*; and\n\n(c) *Engineering Trades (Government) Award 1967*; and\n\n(d) *Engineering Trades (Government) General Agreement 2004*; and\n\n(e) *Government Officers Salaries Allowances and Conditions Award 1989*; and\n\n(f) *Government Officers Salaries Allowances and Conditions General Agreement 2004*.\n\n##### 7. Staff\n\n(1) A person appointed or engaged by the Board immediately before the commencement day is to be taken after the commencement day to be employed or engaged by the Authority.\n\n(2) Except as otherwise agreed by a person referred to in subsection (1), the remuneration, existing, accruing or accrued rights, rights under a superannuation scheme and continuity of service of a member of staff are not prejudiced or interrupted by the operation of that subsection.\n\n##### 8. Funds\n\nOn or after the commencement day an account maintained under the *Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Act 1984* section 20(1), as in force immediately before the commencement day, is to be closed by the chief executive officer of the Authority and the moneys in the account credited to the account referred to in the *Public Transport Authority Act 2003* section 32.\n\n##### 9. Registration of documents\n\nThe Registrar of Titles is to take notice of the provisions of this Part and is to record and register in the appropriate manner the necessary documents, and otherwise to give effect to this Part.\n\n##### 10. Saving\n\nThe operation of any provision of this Part is not to be regarded —\n\n(a) as a breach of contract or confidence or otherwise as a civil wrong; or\n\n(b) as a breach of any contractual provision prohibiting, restricting or regulating the assignment or transfer of assets, rights or liabilities or the disclosure of information; or\n\n(c) as giving rise to any remedy by a party to an instrument or as causing or permitting the termination of any instrument, because of a change in the beneficial or legal ownership of any asset, right or liability; or\n\n(d) as causing any contract or instrument to be void or otherwise unenforceable; or\n\n(e) as releasing or allowing the release of any surety.\n\n## Part 3 — Consequential amendments\n\n##### 11. *Acts Amendment and Repeal (Competition Policy) Act 2003* amended\n\n(1) The amendment in this section is to the *Acts Amendment and Repeal (Competition Policy) Act 2003**.\n\n[* *Act No. 70 of 2003.*]\n\n(2) Part 6 is repealed.\n\n##### 12. *Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899* amended\n\n(1) The amendment in this section is to the *Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899**.\n\n[* *Reprint 14 as at 21 April 2006.*\n\n *For subsequent amendments see Western Australian Legislation Information Tables for 2006, Table 1, and Acts Nos. 29 and 32 of 2005 and 64 and 77 of 2006.*]\n\n(2) Schedule V Part 3 is amended by deleting “The Eastern Goldfields Transport Board preserved and continued under the *Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Act 1984*.”.\n\n##### 13. *Financial Management Act 2006* amended\n\n(1) The amendment in this section is to the *Financial Management Act 2006**.\n\n[* *Act No. 76 of 2006.*\n\n *For subsequent amendments see Act No. 77 of 2006.*]\n\n(2) Schedule 1 is amended by deleting “The Eastern Goldfields Transport Board”.\n\n##### 14. *Statutory Corporations (Liability of Directors) Act 1996* amended\n\n(1) The amendment in this section is to the *Statutory Corporations (Liability of Directors) Act 1996**.\n\n[* *Reprint 4 as at 9 February 2007*.]\n\n(2) Schedule 1 is amended by deleting the entry relating to the “Eastern Goldfields Transport Board”.\n\n##### 15. *Transport Co‑ordination Act 1966* amended\n\n(1) The amendment in this section is to the *Transport Co‑ordination Act 1966**.\n\n[* *Reprint 8 as at 5 August 2005.*\n\n *For subsequent amendments see Western Australian Legislation Information Tables for 2006, Table 1, and Act No. 77 of 2006.*]\n\n(2) Section 15B(2)(j) is amended by deleting “the *Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Act 1984* and”.\n\n##### 16. *State Superannuation Regulations 2001* amended\n\n(1) The amendment in this section is to the *State Superannuation Regulations 2001**.\n\n[* *Reprint 2 as at 2 September 2005.*\n\n *For subsequent amendments see Western Australian Legislation Information Tables for 2006, Table 4.*]\n\n(2) Schedule 1 Division 2 item 17 is deleted.\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Repeal Act 2008*. The following table contains information about that Act.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Short title** | **Number and year** | **Assent** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| *Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Repeal Act 2008* | 28 of 2008 | 1 Jul 2008 | 29 Jul 2008 |\n\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\nassets 3\n\nAuthority 3\n\nBoard 3\n\ncommencement day 3\n\nliability 3\n\nright 3\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: repealing the Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Act and managing the orderly transfer of the Board's functions to the Public Transport Authority. The scope has not expanded beyond this machinery-of-government restructure."},"complexity_factors":["Short statute (16 sections across 3 Parts, approximately 8 pages)","6 defined terms in a dedicated interpretation section (section 3)","Straightforward transitional provisions with automatic devolution (transfer) of assets and liabilities","Limited conditional logic – primarily one savings provision (section 10) with 5 sub-paragraphs protecting against contractual breaches","6 consequential amendments consisting entirely of deletions from other Acts","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing beyond standard statutory interpretation","Single exception block in section 6(2) listing 6 specific industrial awards excluded from automatic substitution"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation abolishes the Eastern Goldfields Transport Board, a government body that used to manage public transport in Western Australia's Goldfields region, and transfers all its responsibilities, staff, money, and legal obligations to the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Repeals (cancels)** the *Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Act 1984*, effectively shutting down the Board\n- **Transfers everything** the Board owned or owed to the Public Transport Authority (PTA):\n  - All buses, buildings, equipment, and money\n  - All contracts and agreements (except specific industrial awards)\n  - All legal cases and debts\n  - All staff, who keep their jobs, pay, and superannuation entitlements\n- **Updates other laws** by removing references to the defunct Board from six other pieces of legislation\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Former Board employees** – they automatically become PTA employees with no loss of pay, conditions, or service history\n- **Passengers** – bus services continue under new management\n- **Contractors and suppliers** – their contracts remain valid but with the PTA instead of the Board\n- **The State Government** – consolidates regional transport under one authority\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a machinery-of-government change. It streamlines public transport administration by folding a regional board into the statewide authority, eliminating duplication and creating a single point of accountability for public transport across Western Australia. Importantly, it protects workers' rights and ensures no disruption to services or legal chaos during the handover."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The Act repeals the Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Act 1984 and replaces the Board’s legal existence by transferring its functions, assets, rights, liabilities, staff and funds to the Public Transport Authority, while preserving specified industrial instruments and protecting contractual and proprietary rights; consequential amendments remove the Board from other statutes (ss 2, 5–10, 11–16)."},"complexity_factors":["Wide statutory transfer of all assets, rights and liabilities to another body (broad definitions in s 3; devolution in s 5).","Automatic substitution of the Authority into existing instruments and agreements (s 6(1)) with a specified list of excluded industrial instruments (s 6(2)).","Staff transfer with protection for remuneration, accrued rights and superannuation (s 7) creates employment and benefits continuity obligations.","Funds movement and financial account closure/crediting obligations requiring administrative action by the Authority's CEO (s 8).","Saving clause shielding changes from constituting breaches of contract, disclosure or assignment restrictions, or releasing sureties (s 10).","Requirement for Registrar of Titles to record and register necessary documents (s 9), imposing administrative steps.","Multiple consequential amendments to other Acts that remove references to the Board (ss 11–16), requiring coordinated statutory updates.","Application of Interpretation Act Part V to transitional provisions (s 4) introduces interpretation/delegation discretion."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act repeals the Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Act 1984 and transfers the Board’s assets, rights, liabilities, staff and funds to the Public Transport Authority, so the Authority steps into the Board’s place (ss 5, 7, 8). It preserves certain industrial instruments and protects existing contracts while updating other Acts to remove references to the Board (ss 6(2), 10, 11–16)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the title alone, the Act appears to have done exactly what its name suggests — repealed the Eastern Goldfields Transport Board. There is no available evidence of scope expansion beyond that core purpose. However, without access to the full text, any transitional or consequential provisions that may have broadened or narrowed the original intent cannot be assessed."},"complexity_factors":["Repeal acts are generally among the simplest forms of legislation — their core purpose is straightforward dissolution of an existing body","The full text is unavailable, preventing assessment of any complex transitional provisions, asset transfer mechanisms, or savings clauses that may have been included","Repeal acts can carry moderate complexity if they involve winding up significant liabilities or staff entitlements, but this cannot be confirmed without the text","Geographically and functionally limited scope (one regional transport board) keeps likely complexity low"],"plain_english_summary":"The Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Repeal Act 2008 abolished the government body that managed transport services in WA’s Goldfields (around Kalgoorlie). It would have wound up the Board’s functions and affected residents, businesses, employees and contractors who relied on its services, likely involving transfer of assets, liabilities and responsibilities to another authority. The Act’s full text is not currently available for detailed analysis."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/eastern-goldfields-transport-board-repeal-act-2008","history":"/api/acts/eastern-goldfields-transport-board-repeal-act-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/eastern-goldfields-transport-board-repeal-act-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/eastern-goldfields-transport-board-repeal-act-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/eastern-goldfields-transport-board-repeal-act-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/eastern-goldfields-transport-board-repeal-act-2008/documents"}}