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Rail Management Act 1996
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Division 10—Collection and use of information 53
38ZX Definitions 53
38ZY Regulatory entity must have regard to certain matters 53
38ZZ General power to obtain information and documents 53
38ZZA Provision of information relating to declared rail transport services provided by access provider 54
38ZZB Compliance with requirement to provide information or document 55
38ZZC Offence to give false or misleading information 55
38ZZD Offence to threaten, intimidate or coerce person or take, threaten to take or incite 55
38ZZE No liability for giving information or document in compliance with requirement 56
38ZZF Restriction on disclosure of confidential information 56
38ZZG Regulatory entity must not disclose exempt freedom of information documents 59
Part 3—Transfer of property and staff 60
Division 1—Definitions 60
39 Definitions 60
Division 2—Property 64
40 Minister may direct transfer of PTC property to rail corporation or person 64
41 Minister may direct transfer of rail corporation property to other rail corporations or persons 66
42 Property transferred in accordance with direction 68
43 Allocation of property etc. subject to encumbrances 68
44 Payments in respect of financial obligations 69
45 Certificate of Administrator or CEO 70
46 Value of transferred property 71
47 Substitution of party to agreement 71
48 Former PTC and rail corporation instruments 71
49 Proceedings 72
50 Interests in land 72
51 Easements 73
52 Amendment of Register 74
53 Taxes 74
54 Evidence 75
55 Validity of things done under this Division 75
56 Minister may direct PTC or rail corporation to lease land to rail corporation or person 76
Division 3—Staff 76
57 List of PTC staff 76
58 Transfer of PTC staff 77
59 Future terms and conditions of transferred employees 78
59A List of RC staff 79
59B Transfer of RC staff 80
59C Future terms and conditions of transferred employees 81
Part 4—Rail and tram operators 83
Division 1—Certain powers 83
60 Person to whom this section applies may require clearance of trees 83
60A Relevant rail transport operator to whom this section applies may clear trees without obtaining permit 86
61 No obligation to fence 87
62 Power to break up roads, etc. 89
63 Power to install stopping places, etc. 92
65 Tram infrastructure 97
66 Overhead power supply 99
67 Power to stop traffic 101
Division 1A—Powers of the Secretary and the Head, Transport for Victoria 104
67A Clearance of trees or wood 105
67B No obligation to fence 106
67C Power to open and break up roads and divert traffic 107
67D Power to install stopping places and associated facilities 107
67F Tram infrastructure 108
67G Overhead power supply 109
67H Power to stop traffic 109
67I Exercise of powers 110
Division 1B—Private crossings 111
Subdivision 1—Preliminary 111
67K Modification of Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986—general 112
Subdivision 2—Private crossing closures 112
67L Secretary may close private crossings 112
67M Notice of intention to close 113
67N Form of notice of intention 113
67O Restrictions on dealings with land 115
67Q Notice of closure 115
67S Form of notice of closure 116
67T Service of copy of notice of closure 116
67U Effect of notice of closure 117
67V Right to compensation and assessment of compensation 117
67W Initial offer of compensation 118
67X Response to initial offer of compensation and determination of disputes 120
Subdivision 3—Acquisition of private crossing adjoining land 120
67Y Acquisition of private crossing adjoining land 120
67Z Application of Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986—private crossing adjoining land 121
Subdivision 4—General 121
67ZB Minor misdescription not to invalidate documents 122
67ZC Extension or abridgement of time 122
Division 2—Provisions applying to certain agreements 123
68 Civil penalty provisions 123
69 Validity of certain provisions 126
Division 3—Certain operating assets 128
70 Assets of certain operators 128
71 Allocation statement 130
72 Assets transferred in accordance with statement 131
73 Allocation of assets subject to encumbrances 131
74 Certificate signed by the Head, Transport for Victoria 132
75 Consideration for transferred property 133
76 Former transferor instruments and agreements 133
80 Validity of things done under this Division 134
104 Freedom of Information Act 1982 136
105 Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 137
106A Privatisation of V/Line Freight 139
107 Orders under repealed sections 139
108 Repeals consequential on new Part 4 140
109 Abolition of Met Train 1 140
110 Abolition of Met Train 2 140
111 Abolition of Met Tram 1 141
112 Abolition of Met Tram 2 141
113 Abolition of V/Line Passenger Corporation 141
114 Order relating to no obligation to fence 142
115 Order relating to power to stop traffic 142
116 Meaning of relevant date in sections 117 and 118 142
117 Transitional provision concerning change of name of Station 142
118 Transitional and savings provisions concerning change of name of Authority 143
118A Allocation statement relating to PTC 143
118B Binding access arrangements continue in effect until rail access arrangements take effect 144
Part 8—Southern Cross Station Authority 145
120 Southern Cross Station Authority abolished 145
121 List of staff to be transferred 147
122 Transferred employees 147
123 Interests in land 149
1 General information 152
2 Table of Amendments 154
3 Explanatory details 160
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