Railways (Standard Gauge) Construction Act 1961
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Railways (Standard Gauge) Construction Act 1961
Western Australia
Railways (Standard Gauge) Construction Act 1961
Contents
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Short title 1
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Authority to construct railway lines 1
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Authority to deviate 1
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State Transport Co-ordination Act 1933 s. 11(7) not to apply to railways 2
First Schedule — Line of Kalgoorlie ‑ Perth Railway
Third Schedule — Line of Midland Junction ‑ Kewdale ‑ Welshpool Railway
Fourth Schedule — Line of Kewdale ‑ Kwinana Railway
Fifth Schedule — Line of Kalgoorlie ‑ Kamballie Railway
Notes
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Western Australia
Railways (Standard Gauge) Construction Act 1961
An Act to authorise the construction of a railway from Kalgoorlie to Kwinana, Midland Junction to East Perth, Kewdale to Kwinana, and Kalgoorlie to Kamballie.
[Long title amended: No. 64 of 1963 s. 2.]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Railways (Standard Gauge) Construction Act 1961 1.
2. Authority to construct railway lines
It shall be lawful to construct and maintain the several railways, with all necessary, proper and usual works and conveniences in connection therewith, along the lines described respectively in the First, Third, Fourth and Fifth Schedules.
[Section 2 amended: No. 64 of 1963 s. 3.]
3. Authority to deviate
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Public Works Act 1902, it shall be lawful to deviate from that portion of the line as described in the First Schedule which consists of the portion of the line from Kalgoorlie to Koolyanobbing to the extent of 10 miles on either side thereof, and to deviate from that portion of the line as so described which consists of the portion of the line from Koolyanobbing to East Northam to the extent of 5 miles on either side thereof, and to deviate from the balance of such line at a distance of one mile on either side thereof.
[Section 3 inserted: No. 64 of 1963 s. 4.]
4. State Transport Co-ordination Act 1933 s. 11(7) not to apply to railways
The provisions of section 11(7) of the State Transport Co‑ordination Act 1933 2, do not apply to the construction of the several railways authorised by this Act.
First Schedule — Line of Kalgoorlie ‑ Perth Railway