Railway Discontinuance Act 2006
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Railway Discontinuance Act 2006
Western Australia
Railway Discontinuance Act 2006
Contents
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Short title 2
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Commencement 2
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Terms used in this Act 2
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Discontinuance of scheduled railways, and incidental matters 2
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Disposition of land 3
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Power of Authority to deal with land 3
Schedule 1 — Scheduled land (Fremantle‑Kwinana Railway)
Schedule 2 — Scheduled land (Midland Junction‑Welshpool Railway)
Notes
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Defined terms
Western Australia
Railway Discontinuance Act 2006
An Act to provide for the discontinuance of certain portions of railway and to authorise the disposition of certain material and land, and for related purposes.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
1. Short title
This is the Railway Discontinuance Act 2006.
2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3. Terms used in this Act
In this Act —
Authority means the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia established by the Public Transport Authority Act 2003 section 5;
Minister for Lands means the Minister to whom the administration of the Land Administration Act 1997 is for the time being committed by the Governor;
scheduled land means the land described in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2;
scheduled railways means the portions of railway constructed on the scheduled land.
4. Discontinuance of scheduled railways, and incidental matters
(1) The scheduled railways are discontinued.
(2) The material comprising the scheduled railways, or any portion of that material, may be —
(a) used in the construction or maintenance of any Government railway, as defined in the Government Railways Act 1904 section 2;
(b) used in the construction of any railway authorised to be constructed under any other Act; or
(c) sold, disposed of, or otherwise dealt with.
5. Disposition of land
(1) The Minister for Lands is to transfer to the Authority in fee simple, under the , any land that becomes Crown land by the operation of section 4 of this Act and the section 266.