{"id":"kwinanamundijongjarrahdale-railway-act-1961","name":"Kwinana-Mundijong-Jarrahdale Railway Act 1961","slug":"kwinana-mundijong-jarrahdale-railway-act-1961","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":30734,"registerId":"wa-kwinanamundijongjarrahdale-railway-act-1961-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Kwinana-Mundijong-Jarrahdale Railway Act 1961","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nKwinana-Mundijong-Jarrahdale Railway Act 1961\n\nWestern Australia\n\nKwinana-Mundijong-Jarrahdale Railway Act 1961\n\nContents\n\n1. Short title 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Terms used in this Act 1\n\n4. Authority to construct railway 2\n\n5. Authority for deviation 2\n\nSchedule — Line of Kwinana ‑ Mundijong ‑ Jarrahdale Railway\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 4\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nKwinana‑Mundijong‑Jarrahdale Railway Act 1961\n\nAn Act to authorise the construction of a railway from Kwinana to Jarrahdale through Mundijong.\n\n##### 1. Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited as the *Kwinana‑Mundijong‑Jarrahdale Railway Act 1961* 1.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\n(1) This Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation 1.\n\n(2) The Governor shall not make a proclamation bringing this Act into operation unless and until he is satisfied that the Company has,\n\nin relation to the construction of that portion of the railway authorised to be constructed between Kwinana and Mundijong by this Act,\n\nfulfilled all the obligations that are required to be fulfilled by it under the Agreement prior to such construction being so authorised.\n\n##### 3. Terms used in this Act\n\nIn this Act unless the contrary intention appears —\n\n  the Agreement means the agreement a copy of which is set forth in the Schedule to the *Alumina Refinery Agreement Act 1961*;\n\n  the Company has the same meaning as that expression has in the Agreement.\n\n##### 4. 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 to this Act, but that portion of the railway authorised to be constructed between Mundijong and Jarrahdale by this Act shall not be so constructed unless and until the parties to the agreement have, pursuant to clause 28 thereof, agreed on the terms and conditions upon which that portion is to be so constructed.\n\n##### 5. Authority for deviation\n\nNotwithstanding anything contained in the *Public Works Act 1902*, it shall be lawful to deviate from that portion of the line as described in the Schedule to this Act, which consists of the portion of the line from Mundijong to Jarrahdale to the extent of 5 miles on either side thereof, and to deviate for the balance of such line at a distance of one mile on either side thereof.\n\nSchedule — Line of Kwinana ‑ Mundijong ‑ Jarrahdale Railway\n\n[s. 4]\n\n[Heading inserted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 5.]\n\nCommencing at a point on the Coogee‑Kwinana railway 24 miles 30 chains from Perth in the Kwinana station yard and proceeding thence in a southerly direction for about 3 miles and thence in a south‑easterly direction for about 1 mile 10 chains and thence in an easterly direction for about 1 mile 20 chains and thence in a north‑easterly direction for about 1 mile 70 chains and thence in an easterly direction for about 7 miles 20 chains and thence in a southerly direction through Mundijong station yard for about 2 miles 30 chains and thence in an easterly direction for about 1 mile and thence in a north‑easterly direction for about 1 mile 30 chains and thence in a south‑easterly direction for about 4 miles 40 chains and thence in a north‑easterly direction for about 3 miles terminating at about the south‑west corner of location 819 as more particularly set out and delineated in red on map marked C.E. Plan No. 51871 deposited pursuant to the *Public Works Act 1902*, section 96.\n\nTotal length about 26 miles 60 chains.\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Kwinana-Mundijong-Jarrahdale Railway Act 1961* 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‑Mundijong‑Jarrahdale Railway Act 1961* | 47 of 1961 (10 Eliz. II No. 47) | 23 Nov 1961 | 7 Dec 1962 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 7 Dec 1962 p. 3857) | |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Kwinana‑Mundijong‑Jarrahdale Railway Act 1961* as at 6 Jul 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\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\nthe Agreement 3\n\nthe Company 3\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendments noted in the compilation (notably the Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 and an inserted heading) are formatting and editorial; they did not alter the Act’s substantive powers, conditions or geographic scope. The Act continues to authorise the same railway corridor and retains the same conditional mechanisms referencing the Agreement and the Governor’s proclamation."},"complexity_factors":["Very short statute: 5 substantive sections plus a Schedule (simple structure).","Only 2 defined terms in s.3, reducing interpretive load.","Cross‑references to an external Agreement (the Agreement in the Alumina Refinery Agreement Act 1961) and to clause 28 of that Agreement — substantive conditions are external to the Act.","Conditional commencement (Governor’s satisfaction that Company has met Agreement obligations) creates administrative discretion and a dependency on external facts (s.2).","Deviation authority (s.5) uses quantitative bands (5 miles / 1 mile) which broaden siting discretion and affect third parties, adding practical complexity despite textual simplicity.","Schedule relies on metes‑and‑bounds and a deposited plan reference (C.E. Plan No. 51871) which requires consulting external maps for precise geography."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises a named company to construct and maintain a railway between Kwinana and Jarrahdale along a scheduled corridor, subject to pre‑construction obligations in a referenced Agreement and proclamation by the Governor. It allows wide lateral deviations from the mapped alignment.\n\nIt chiefly benefits the Company by giving statutory certainty for construction; it affects landowners, local authorities and third parties by creating acquisition/uncertainty risks and leaves most operational, commercial and compensation details to the Agreement and other laws."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: authorising the construction of a specific railway line for the Kwinana alumina refinery project. The only amendments shown in the compilation table are formatting standardisation (2010), which did not alter the substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 operative sections plus a Schedule","2 defined terms ('the Agreement' and 'the Company')","Single cross-reference to the Alumina Refinery Agreement Act 1961 and Public Works Act 1902","Simple conditional logic (commencement contingent on Governor satisfaction; second stage contingent on clause 28 agreement)","No nested exceptions or complex procedural requirements","Schedule consists of a straightforward geographical description using chains and miles"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short Western Australian law from 1961 that gives permission to build a railway line from Kwinana to Jarrahdale, passing through Mundijong. \n\n**What it does:**\n- **Authorises construction**: Allows a railway to be built along a specific 26-mile route described in the Schedule (map reference included).\n- **Conditional start**: The railway can't be built until the Governor is satisfied that 'the Company' (Alcoa, under the Alumina Refinery Agreement) has met its obligations for the Kwinana-to-Mundijong section.\n- **Two-stage build**: The Kwinana-to-Mundijong section can proceed once conditions are met, but the Mundijong-to-Jarrahdale section requires a separate agreement between the parties before construction can begin.\n- **Flexibility on route**: Allows the builders to deviate (change the route) by up to 5 miles either side of the planned line for the Mundijong-Jarrahdale section, and 1 mile either side for the rest, without needing to follow the usual Public Works Act requirements.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Primarily the State Government of Western Australia and Alcoa (the Company), which was building an alumina refinery in Kwinana and needed this railway to transport bauxite from Jarrahdale.\n- Landowners along the route, as the railway would require land acquisition.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis Act facilitated the development of Western Australia's bauxite/alumina industry by providing the legal authority for essential transport infrastructure. It reflects the 'project-specific' legislation common in WA during the 1960s mining boom, where individual Acts were passed to authorise major infrastructure for specific resource projects."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not accessible. The page has been taken down or moved during a website upgrade. No comparison between original intent and final form is possible."},"complexity_factors":["Legislation content is entirely unavailable — only a broken page error was returned","No provisions, definitions, schedules, or operative clauses could be examined","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without the actual text","Score of 1 reflects absence of data, not simplicity of the Act itself"],"plain_english_summary":"## Kwinana-Mundijong-Jarrahdale Railway Act 1961\n\n**The content of this legislation could not be retrieved.** The page hosting this Western Australian Act is no longer available — the link appears to be broken or the page has been moved as part of a website upgrade by the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.\n\n**What we can infer from the title alone:**\n- This is a Western Australian law from **1961**\n- It almost certainly deals with the establishment, operation, or regulation of a **railway line** connecting the towns of **Kwinana, Mundijong, and Jarrahdale** in the Perth metropolitan south region\n- Railway acts of this era typically authorised the construction of rail infrastructure, defined the powers of relevant authorities, and set out rules for land acquisition and operations\n\n**Who might be affected:** Residents and businesses in the Kwinana, Mundijong, and Jarrahdale areas; rail operators; landowners near the railway corridor.\n\n⚠️ **Important:** No legal analysis can be reliably completed without access to the actual text of the legislation. Anyone needing the full text should visit the Western Australian legislation website directly or contact the Parliamentary Counsel's Office Helpdesk."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/kwinana-mundijong-jarrahdale-railway-act-1961","history":"/api/acts/kwinana-mundijong-jarrahdale-railway-act-1961/history","analysis":"/api/acts/kwinana-mundijong-jarrahdale-railway-act-1961/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/kwinana-mundijong-jarrahdale-railway-act-1961/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/kwinana-mundijong-jarrahdale-railway-act-1961/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/kwinana-mundijong-jarrahdale-railway-act-1961/documents"}}