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This order may be cited as the Rail Infrastructure (Rail Infrastructure Owner) Order 2009 .
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Tasmania regulation
Tasmanian Railway Pty Ltd is designated the Rail Infrastructure Owner under this order, which takes effect when the Business Sale Agreement between specified Pacific National entities and the Crown is completed (ss 2–4). It changes who is legally responsible for the rail infrastructure listed in that sale: the named sellers, the Crown buyer and the designated company are the parties affected, and the designation fixes ownership, regulatory duties and liabilities under the Rail Infrastructure Act (ss 3–4).
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This order may be cited as the Rail Infrastructure (Rail Infrastructure Owner) Order 2009 .
This order takes effect at the time on the day on which completion of the Business Sale Agreement occurs.
(1) In this order –
Act means the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007 ;
Business Sale Agreement means the agreement, for the sale and purchase of rail infrastructure and related assets and rail businesses, entered into in the year 2009 –
(a) by Pacific National Pty Ltd (ACN 098 060 550), Pacific National (Tasmania) Pty Limited (ACN 079 371 305), PN Tas (Operations) Pty Limited (ACN 078 295 468), PN Tas (Services) Pty Limited (ACN 078 906 519), together as the seller; and
(b) by the Crown, as the buyer;
completion of the Business Sale Agreement means Completion within the meaning of the Business Sale Agreement.
(2) The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this order as if this order were regulations.
Tasmanian Railway Pty Ltd (ACN 139 383 761) is designated as the Rail Infrastructure Owner.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 25 November 2009
This order is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This order may be cited as the Rail Infrastructure (Rail Infrastructure Owner) Order 2009 .
This order takes effect at the time on the day on which completion of the Business Sale Agreement occurs.
(1) In this order –
Act means the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007 ;
Business Sale Agreement means the agreement, for the sale and purchase of rail infrastructure and related assets and rail businesses, entered into in the year 2009 –
(a) by Pacific National Pty Ltd (ACN 098 060 550), Pacific National (Tasmania) Pty Limited (ACN 079 371 305), PN Tas (Operations) Pty Limited (ACN 078 295 468), PN Tas (Services) Pty Limited (ACN 078 906 519), together as the seller; and
(b) by the Crown, as the buyer;
completion of the Business Sale Agreement means Completion within the meaning of the Business Sale Agreement.
(2) The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this order as if this order were regulations.
Tasmanian Railway Pty Ltd (ACN 139 383 761) is designated as the Rail Infrastructure Owner.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 25 November 2009
This order is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.