{"id":"kwinana-loop-railway-act-1968","name":"Kwinana Loop Railway Act 1968","slug":"kwinana-loop-railway-act-1968","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":35453,"registerId":"wa-kwinana-loop-railway-act-1968-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Kwinana Loop Railway Act 1968","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nKwinana Loop Railway Act 1968\n\nWestern Australia\n\nKwinana Loop Railway Act 1968\n\nContents\n\n1. Short title 1\n\n2. Authority to construct railway 1\n\nSchedule — Line of Kwinana Loop Railway\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 3\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nKwinana Loop Railway Act 1968\n\nAn Act to authorise the construction of a loop line of railway extending from the Industrial Lands (Kwinana) Railway.\n\n##### 1. Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited as the *Kwinana Loop Railway Act 1968* 1.\n\n##### 2. Authority to construct railway\n\nIt shall be lawful to construct and maintain a railway, with all necessary, proper and usual works and conveniences in connection therewith, along the line described in the Schedule.\n\nSchedule — Line of Kwinana Loop Railway\n\n[s. 2]\n\n[Heading inserted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 5.]\n\nCommencing at the terminus of the Industrial Lands (Kwinana) Railway constructed under the authority of Act No. 15 of 1966 2 and proceeding in a south westerly direction for a distance of 2 miles 41 chains thence in a south easterly direction for a distance of 28 chains to the intersection of the common boundary of Rockingham Town Lots 1210 and 1211 on Department of Lands and Surveys O.P. 9846 3 and the boundary of Crocker Street thence in an east north easterly direction for a distance of 27 chains and thence in an easterly direction for a distance of 1 mile 60 chains and thence in a northerly direction for 40 chains terminating at a point 27 miles 13 chains from Perth on the Kwinana‑Mundijong Railway as more particularly set out and delineated in red on map marked C.E. Plan No. 60597.\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Kwinana Loop Railway Act 1968* and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Short title** | **Number and year** | **Assent** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| *Kwinana Loop Railway Act 1968* | 39 of 1968 | 6 Nov 1968 | 6 Nov 1968 |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Kwinana Loop Railway Act 1968* as at 13 Apr 2007** | | | |\n| *Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010* s. 5 | 19 of 2010 | 28 Jun 2010 | 11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341) |\n\n\n2 The *Industrial Lands (Kwinana) Railway Act 1966*.\n\n3 Department of Lands and Surveys plans are now being held by the Western Australian Land Information Authority (see the *Land Information Authority Act 2006* s. 100).\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains exactly what it was in 1968: an authorisation to build a specific railway line. The only amendment in 2010 was purely cosmetic — standardising formatting and adding a heading to the Schedule. The scope has not expanded beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (short title and authority to construct)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except historical notes)","Single, unconditional purpose: authorise one railway","Route description is geographical rather than legal/conditional","No exceptions, exemptions, or regulatory provisions","Total length: approximately 300 words of substantive law"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis is a very short, single-purpose law from 1968 that gives legal permission to build a specific railway line in Western Australia — the \"Kwinana Loop Railway.\"\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Government/ rail operators**: Anyone building or maintaining this specific railway line.\n- **Landowners near Kwinana**: The railway runs through specific parcels of land (Rockingham Town Lots 1210 and 1211) and follows a precisely mapped route.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nWithout this Act, building the railway would be illegal. It authorises:\n- Construction of the railway itself\n- All \"necessary, proper and usual works\" — meaning bridges, stations, signals, and other infrastructure\n- The exact route is locked in by reference to a specific survey map (C.E. Plan No. 60597)\n\n**The route in plain terms:**\nThe railway starts where the Industrial Lands (Kwinana) Railway ends, heads southwest for about 2.5 miles, then southeast for about 350 metres, then east-northeast for about 550 metres, then east for about 1.75 miles, then north for about 800 metres, finally connecting to the Kwinana-Mundijong Railway about 27 miles from Perth.\n\n**Key point:** This is a \"railway authorisation Act\" — a common type of legislation that existed before modern planning laws. It simply says \"yes, you may build this specific railway on this specific route.\""},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act's substantive scope remains an authorisation to construct and maintain the specified loop railway. Subsequent amendments recorded are formatting/reprint changes and do not alter the Act's operative permission or widen its subject-matter."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision authorising construction and maintenance (s.2) — limited statutory content","Route defined by metes-and-bounds in the Schedule and an external plan (C.E. Plan No. 60597) — reliance on maps and surveying for implementation","Cross-reference to the Industrial Lands (Kwinana) Railway Act 1966 for the connecting terminus","No provisions in this Act about funding, ownership, operation, land acquisition or compensation — implementation depends on other instruments or agreements","Minor later amendment limited to heading/formatting (Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010) — no substantive expansion of duties or powers"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act gives legal authority to construct and maintain a specific loop railway branching from the Industrial Lands (Kwinana) Railway, along the route described in the Schedule and shown on C.E. Plan No. 60597. The law itself grants permission (a statutory decision) to build and keep the line but does not set out funding, operating duties or compensation rules, so costs, operators and detailed implementation must be arranged under other laws or agreements. It therefore matters to landowners, planners and rail operators along the mapped route."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as no legislative content was available for review. The error page returned contained no substantive legal text."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — the source URL returned a 'page not available' error","Analysis is limited to inference from the Act's title only","Cannot assess actual provisions, definitions, schedules, or amendments without the text"],"plain_english_summary":"Likely a 1968 Western Australian statute authorising and regulating a Kwinana loop railway—probably covering route approval, construction powers (including land acquisition), funding and management—affecting nearby property owners, rail operators and government transport authorities. Its practical importance today may be limited if the project was completed or the Act later repealed; consult WA legislation for the current text."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/kwinana-loop-railway-act-1968","history":"/api/acts/kwinana-loop-railway-act-1968/history","analysis":"/api/acts/kwinana-loop-railway-act-1968/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/kwinana-loop-railway-act-1968/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/kwinana-loop-railway-act-1968/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/kwinana-loop-railway-act-1968/documents"}}