{"id":"west-kambalda-railway-act-1972","name":"West Kambalda Railway Act 1972","slug":"west-kambalda-railway-act-1972","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":111100,"registerId":"wa-west-kambalda-railway-act-1972-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"West Kambalda Railway Act 1972","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nWest Kambalda Railway Act 1972\n\nWestern Australia\n\nWest Kambalda Railway Act 1972\n\nContents\n\n1. Short title 1\n\n2. Authority to construct railway 1\n\n3. Authority to deviate 1\n\nSchedule — Line of West Kambalda Spur Railway\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 3\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nWest Kambalda Railway Act 1972\n\nAn Act to authorise the construction of a spur railway from the West Kalgoorlie‑Lake Lefroy Railway to the Western Mining Corporation Limited mine site at West Kambalda.\n\n##### 1. Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited as the *West Kambalda Railway Act 1972* 1.\n\n##### 2. Authority to construct railway\n\nIt shall be lawful to construct and maintain the railway, with all necessary, proper and usual works and conveniences in connection therewith, along the line described in the Schedule.\n\n##### 3. Authority to deviate\n\nNotwithstanding anything contained in the *Public Works Act 1902* it shall be lawful to deviate from the line as described in the Schedule to the extent of 2 miles on either side thereof.\n\nSchedule — Line of West Kambalda Spur Railway\n\n[s. 2]\n\n[Heading inserted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 5.]\n\nCommencing at a point 438 miles 10 chains or thereabouts, from Perth on the line of the West Kalgoorlie‑Lake Lefroy railway as described in the Schedule to Act No. 110 of 1970 2, and proceeding thence in a southeasterly direction for a distance of 73 chains, or thereabouts, thence in an easterly direction for a distance of 49 chains, or thereabouts, thence in a northeasterly direction for a distance of 44 chains, or thereabouts, thence in an easterly direction for a distance of 63 chains, or thereabouts, thence in a northeasterly direction for a distance of 49 chains, or thereabouts, thence in a southeasterly direction for a distance of 62 chains, or thereabouts, thence in a southwesterly direction for a distance of 29 chains, or thereabouts and thence in a northwesterly direction for a distance of 66 chains, or thereabouts, to the terminus of the Western Mining Corporation Limited siding, as more particularly set out and delineated in red on the map marked C.E. 64711, deposited pursuant to section 96 of the *Public Works Act 1902*, and being a total length of 5 miles 35 chains, or thereabouts.\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *West Kambalda Railway Act 1972* 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| *West Kambalda Railway Act 1972* | 26 of 1972 | 9 Jun 1972 | 9 Jun 1972 |\n| **Reprint 1: The *West Kambalda Railway Act 1972* as at 18 Mar 2005** | | | |\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 Refers to the *West Kalgoorlie-Lake Lefroy Railway Act 1970.*\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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":"No substantive change to the Act’s purpose or operative permissions. The compilation table records a formatting/heading amendment (Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 and an inserted heading) but the core authorisation—to construct and maintain the specified spur and to deviate up to two miles—remains unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (3 operative provisions plus a schedule) which limits interpretive complexity.","Schedule sets a precise route using historic units (miles and chains) and refers to a deposited map (C.E. 64711), requiring map consultation for exact alignment.","Contains an express override of the Public Works Act allowing deviations up to two miles on either side (s. 3), creating a clear statutory discretion to depart from the scheduled line.","Does not allocate responsibility for funding, construction or maintenance in operative text, leaving implementation details to be determined by parties or other instruments.","Cross-references external material (the West Kalgoorlie‑Lake Lefroy Railway description and the Public Works Act), so understanding requires consulting those sources.","Amendments recorded in the compilation (formatting/heading insertion) are non‑substantive but require checking the compilation table to confirm no substantive change."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises construction and maintenance of a 5-mile spur railway from the West Kalgoorlie–Lake Lefroy line to Western Mining Corporation’s West Kambalda siding, with its route shown on a deposited map. It permits deviating the route up to two miles either side, overriding the Public Works Act. The law creates legal permission for the line and affects the company, landholders and authorities involved; it does not specify who must fund or carry out construction, and relies on the deposited map for exact alignment."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: authorising a specific railway spur to a specific mine site. The only amendment in 2010 was purely formatting (Standardisation of Formatting Act), adding a heading to the Schedule. The scope has not expanded beyond the original 1972 intent."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections plus a Schedule","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation except one explicit exemption from the Public Works Act 1902","Simple conditional logic: straightforward permission grant with one deviation allowance","Schedule contains only geographical description using imperial measurements (miles and chains)","Total length approximately 400 words of substantive law"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short Western Australian law from 1972 that gives permission to build a specific railway line. It authorises the construction of a 5-mile spur railway (a short branch line off a main line) connecting the West Kalgoorlie-Lake Lefroy Railway to the Western Mining Corporation's mine at West Kambalda, near Kalgoorlie. The Act describes the exact route using old-fashioned surveying measurements (chains and miles) and includes a map reference. It also allows builders to deviate up to 2 miles from the described line if needed during construction, bypassing the usual requirements of the Public Works Act 1902."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as no legislative text was available for analysis. The page has been removed from the Western Australian legislation website due to system upgrades."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — the source page returned a 404-style error message","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without access to the actual provisions","The score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"## West Kambalda Railway Act 1972\n\n**The content of this legislation is unavailable.** The source page has been taken offline due to system and security upgrades on the Western Australian legislation website. No substantive legal text could be retrieved for analysis.\n\n**What we do know from context:**\n- This is a **Western Australian state law** dating from **1972**\n- The title suggests it relates to a **railway line servicing West Kambalda**, a nickel mining town in the Goldfields region of Western Australia\n- Railway acts of this era typically dealt with matters such as construction authority, land acquisition, operating rights, safety obligations, and regulatory oversight of specific rail lines\n\n**To access the actual legislation**, visit the Western Australian Parliament website or the State Law Publisher and search for the Act by name."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/west-kambalda-railway-act-1972","history":"/api/acts/west-kambalda-railway-act-1972/history","analysis":"/api/acts/west-kambalda-railway-act-1972/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/west-kambalda-railway-act-1972/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/west-kambalda-railway-act-1972/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/west-kambalda-railway-act-1972/documents"}}