10EPA—construction and operation of light rail infrastructure

10 EPA—construction and operation of light rail infrastructure

10 EPA—construction and operation of light rail infrastructure

(1) The EPA is declared to be the appropriate regulatory authority for non-scheduled activities involving the following—

(a) the construction of light rail infrastructure, which includes the following—

(i) the widening or rerouting of existing light rail infrastructure,

(ii) associated works to utilities or utility services, including utilities associated with sewerage, drainage, gas, electricity or telecommunication services,

(iii) the extraction of materials necessary for the construction,

(iv) on site processing, including crushing, grinding or separating, of extracted materials or other materials used in the construction,

(b) the operation of light rail infrastructure, which includes the following—

(i) the on-site repair, maintenance or replacement of existing light rail infrastructure,

(ii) the operation of light rail vehicles on light rail tracks.

(2) In this section—

light rail infrastructure includes light rail tracks, sleepers and ballasts, cuttings, embankments, earthworks, bridges, tunnels, over track structures and signalling equipment.