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#### 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—
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> > > (a) the construction of light rail infrastructure, which includes the following—
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> > > > (i) the widening or rerouting of existing light rail infrastructure,
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> > > > (ii) associated works to utilities or utility services, including utilities associated with sewerage, drainage, gas, electricity or telecommunication services,
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> > > > (iii) the extraction of materials necessary for the construction,
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> > > > (iv) on site processing, including crushing, grinding or separating, of extracted materials or other materials used in the construction,
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> > > (b) the operation of light rail infrastructure, which includes the following—
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> > > > (i) the on-site repair, maintenance or replacement of existing light rail infrastructure,
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> > > > (ii) the operation of light rail vehicles on light rail tracks.
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> > (2) In this section—
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> > light rail infrastructure includes light rail tracks, sleepers and ballasts, cuttings, embankments, earthworks, bridges, tunnels, over track structures and signalling equipment.