Australasia Railway (Third Party Access) Act 1999
Part 12 of the Corporations Act 2001.
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Part 1.2 of the Corporations Act 2001. award means an award made by an arbitrator under this Code.
AustralAsia Railway (Third Party Access) Act 1999 4 corresponding access regime means: (a): (i) in respect of a service that is declared under Part IIIA of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Part IIIA of that Act; (ii) an access regime in respect of which there is a decision in force by the Commonwealth Minister under section 44N of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) that the regime is an effective access regime; (iii) an arrangement under an undertaking in operation under section 44ZZA of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth); or (iv) a code accepted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission under section 44ZZAA of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), if and only to the extent that the regime allows for the resolution of interface issues arising under two or more railway access regimes; or (b) a law, code, instrument or arrangement declared by the Northern Territory Minister and the South Australian Minister jointly, by notice in the Gazette, to be a corresponding access regime for the purposes of this definition. freight service means the service of carrying goods on the railway. interface issues – these are issues which directly affect two or more railways (including the railway to which this Code applies) and which relate to operating a freight service or a passenger service by means of such railways. Northern Territory Minister means the Minister of the Northern Territory having responsibilities for railways in the Northern Territory. party means: (a) in relation to an arbitration of an access dispute – a party to the arbitration, as mentioned in clause 17; (b) in relation to an award – a party to the arbitration in which the arbitrator made the award.
AustralAsia Railway (Third Party Access) Act 1999 5 passenger service means the service of carrying passengers on the railway. prescribed means prescribed by the Northern Territory Minister and the South Australian Minister jointly by notice in the Gazette. pricing principles means the pricing principles established by the Schedule. railway means the railway to which this Code applies. railway infrastructure facilities means facilities necessary for the operation or use of the railway, including: (a) the railway track; (b) the signalling systems, train control systems and communications systems; and (c) such other facilities as may be prescribed, but not including rolling stock. railway infrastructure service means the service of providing, or providing and operating, railway infrastructure facilities for the purpose of providing a freight service or a passenger service by means of the railway. regulator – see clause 5. related body corporate has the same meaning as in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001. required railway infrastructure, in relation to an access seeker or access holder, means that portion of the railway infrastructure facilities required from the access provider in order to provide the relevant railway infrastructure service to the access seeker or access holder (as the case may be). response date means the date on which the relevant 21 day period referred to in clause 10(4) expires. South Australian Minister means the Minister of South Australia having responsibilities for railways in South Australia. Supreme Court means the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory or the Supreme Court of South Australia. (2) A reference in this Code to an arbitrator includes, in a case where there are 2 or more arbitrators, a reference to the arbitrators.