{"id":"F2022L00275","name":"National Land Transport Regulations 2022","slug":"national-land-transport-regulations-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441257,"registerId":"F2022L00275-fast-fetch-1775956617202","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Land Transport Regulations 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nNational Land Transport Regulations 2022\n\nI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 03 March 2022\n\nDavid Hurley\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nBarnaby Joyce\n\nDeputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\nPart 2—Railway, road and construction\n\n5 Additional things included in the definition of railway\n\n6 Additional things included in the definition of road\n\n7 Additional things included in the definition of construction in relation to a railway or road\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the National Land Transport Regulations 2022.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 8 March 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the National Land Transport Act 2014.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:\n\n(a) railway;\n\n(b) road.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the National Land Transport Act 2014.\n\nPart 2—Railway, road and construction\n\n \n\n5  Additional things included in the definition of railway\n\n  For the purposes of the definition of railway in subsection 4(1) of the Act, the following things are specified:\n\n (a) a facility for the transfer of cargo or passengers from one rail vehicle to another;\n\n (b) amenities for the use of persons who travel on a railway (for example, shelter, toilets, seating, waste receptacles, drinking‑water facilities and eating facilities);\n\n (c) railway technology.\n\n6  Additional things included in the definition of road\n\n  For the purposes of the definition of road in subsection 4(1) of the Act, the following things are specified to the extent they are not otherwise a road:\n\n (a) a path for the use of pedestrians;\n\n (b) a path for the use of persons using any form of transport;\n\n (c) a bus stop;\n\n (d) a bus station or interchange;\n\n (e) a facility for passengers to enter or exit road vehicles;\n\n (f) a facility for the transfer of cargo or passengers from one road vehicle to another;\n\n (g) a car park;\n\n (h) a facility off the road used by road vehicles (for example, a rest area);\n\n (i) amenities for the use of persons who travel on a road (for example, shelter, toilets, seating, waste receptacles, drinking‑water facilities and eating facilities);\n\n (j) a facility for the care or management of livestock travelling on a road;\n\n (k) a facility for charging electric or hydrogen fuel cell road vehicles;\n\n (l) technology relating to road transport.\n\nNote: This section specifies things only to the extent they are not already a road within the meaning of the Act.\n\n7  Additional things included in the definition of construction in relation to a railway or road\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 4(2) of the Act, the following things are specified:\n\n (a) community consultation and other communication with the community;\n\n (b) environmental remediation;\n\n (c) environmental harm mitigation;\n\n (d) payment of financing costs;\n\n (e) payment of compensation;\n\n (f) payment of costs of removing and relocating facilities and other things.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly scoped to their original purpose: clarifying definitions for the National Land Transport Act 2014. They do not create new regulatory schemes, impose obligations, or expand beyond interpretive assistance for the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (7 sections total)","No nested conditional logic or exceptions","Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the regulations themselves","Straightforward expansion of existing definitions in the parent Act","Simple list-based structure with no cross-references beyond pointing to the Act"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations broaden what counts as a \"railway,\" \"road,\" and \"construction\" under the National Land Transport Act 2014 so modern infrastructure and related costs fall within federal funding and regulatory scope. That includes passenger amenities, cargo and signalling tech, paths, EV/hydrogen charging, stops, car parks, and consultation, cleanup, compensation and financing costs.\n\nIt affects state/territory governments, infrastructure developers/contractors and communities by clarifying funding and obligations for contemporary transport projects."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations broaden the Act’s operational scope by expressly including additional facilities, amenities, vehicle charging, transport technology, and ancillary construction activities (community consultation, remediation, financing and compensation) within the meanings of “railway”, “road” and “construction” (regs 5–7). That increases the range of infrastructure and activities subject to the Act’s obligations and enforcement."},"complexity_factors":["Primary effect is definitional: straightforward lists adding items to statutory terms (regs 5–7).","Dependence on the Act’s base definitions creates cross‑reference reliance — one must read both instruments together.","Use of broad, open-ended terms (eg, “railway technology”, “technology relating to road transport”) invites interpretive uncertainty and administrative discretion.","Examples provided are non‑exhaustive, so scope may be litigated or determined by regulators.","Commencement is simple but tied to registration/date mechanics (reg 2).","No new procedural or licensing regimes are created — compliance burden is about expanded application rather than new processes."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation expands what counts as a “railway”, a “road”, and “construction” under the National Land Transport Act 2014 by listing additional facilities, amenities, technologies and ancillary activities. It affects infrastructure owners, transport operators, service providers and regulators because it determines which places and activities fall under the Act’s legal regime.\n\nMechanically, the rules add items such as transfer facilities, passenger amenities, vehicle charging infrastructure, transport technology, community consultation and remediation costs so more sites and activities must comply with the Act’s requirements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-land-transport-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/national-land-transport-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-land-transport-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-land-transport-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-land-transport-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-land-transport-regulations-2022/documents"}}