Rail Safety National Law Application Act 2013
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(1) In this Act—
body corporate has the same meaning as corporation has in section 57A of the Corporations Act;
Chief Investigator, Transport Safety means the person holding the position referred to in section 179(1) of the Transport Integration Act 2010;
S. 3(1) def. of Department amended by Nos 70/2013 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 40.1), 41/2019 s. 4(b), 25/2025 s. 106(Sch. 1 item 36).
Department means Department of Transport and Planning;
S. 3(1) def. of excluded local railway repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 4(d).
S. 3(1) def. of public sector body inserted by No. 41/2019 s. 4(a).
public sector body has the same meaning as in the Public Administration Act 2004;
S. 3(1) def. of public sector employee inserted by No. 41/2019 s. 4(a).
public sector employee has the same meaning as in the Public Administration Act 2004;
Rail Safety National Law (Victoria) or Law means the provisions applying in this jurisdiction because of section 6;
S. 3(1) def. of railway crossing repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 4(d).
S. 3(1) def. of Road Rules substituted by No. 7/2019 s. 36, amended by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 12.1(a)).
Road Rules has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Road Safety Act 1986.
S. 3(1) def. of Safety Director amended by No. 41/2019 s. 4(c), repealed by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 12.1(b)).
S. 3(1) def. of service level agreement repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 4(d).
S. 3(1) def. of transport safety officer repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 4(d).
(2) Terms used in this Act and also the Rail Safety National Law set out in the Schedule to the Rail Safety National Law (South Australia) Act 2012 of South Australia have the same meanings in this Act as they have in that Law.
(3) This section does not apply to the extent that the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires.
S. 4 repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 5.