Abt Railway Development Act 1999
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In this Act –
council means –
(a) the West Coast Council; or
(b) another council or an administrator having functions and powers in relation to Queenstown under the Local Government Act 1993 ;
[Section 3 Amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:11 Dec 2013] Forestry corporation means the corporation continued by section 6 of the Forest Management Act 2013 ;
lessee means the person referred to as the lead lessee in the lease relating to the area known as Miners Siding in Queenstown, Tasmania;
Ministerial Corporation means the corporation established under section 5 ;
operator means the person appointed by the Ministerial Corporation to operate the railway;
Queenstown Station means –
(a) the station for the railway at Queenstown; and
(b) any adjacent area used for the operation of the railway at that station;
railway means the railway between Queenstown and Strahan in Tasmania constructed and operated under this Act and known as the Abt Railway;
railway development includes –
(a) the development of a major station in the area known as Miners Siding in Queenstown, Tasmania; and
(b) the development of a maintenance facility in the area known as the Fire Track in Queenstown, Tasmania; and
(c) the clearing of land for railway tracks; and