13Authority to manage government railways; Authority's powers

13. Authority to manage government railways; Authority’s powers

(1) The Authority shall have the management, maintenance and control of every government railway.

(1a) Subsection (1) has effect subject to —

(a) this Act; and

[(b) deleted]

(c) the Railways (Access) Act 1998; and

(ca) the Rail Freight System Act 2000; and

(d) the Rail Safety National Law (WA).

(2) For the purposes of the construction, operation, alteration, improvement, management, maintenance, or control of any railway subject to this Act, the Authority may —

(a) purchase, hold, take on lease, exchange or otherwise acquire, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, and deal in, real and personal property; and

(b) enter into, assign and novate contracts, and execute all such instruments,

as may be required for those purposes.

[Section 13 amended: No. 78 of 1948 s. 6; No. 94 of 1973 s. 3; No. 38 of 1979 s. 2; No. 64 of 1994 s. 31; No. 32 of 1998 s. 64(2); No. 49 of 1998 s. 43(2); No. 13 of 2000 s. 91; No. 31 of 2003 s. 104 and 139(1); No. 18 of 2010 s. 261; No. 21 of 2015 s. 50; No. 7 of 2024 s. 57(3).]