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Surat Basin Rail (Infrastructure Development and Management) Act 2012
sec.51Rectifying unauthorised interference
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### sec.51 Rectifying unauthorised interference
If a person contravenes section 50 (1) by interfering with the railway, a railway manager may, by written notice, require the person to rectify the interference within a stated reasonable period.
The person must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
If the person does not comply with the requirement, the railway manager may rectify the interference.
The person must pay the railway manager’s costs of—
rectifying the interference; or
altering the construction, maintenance or operation of the railway because of the interference.
In this section—
rectify the interference means—
alter, dismantle or take away any works; or
fix any damage caused by the interference.
(sec.51-ssec.1) If a person contravenes section 50 (1) by interfering with the railway, a railway manager may, by written notice, require the person to rectify the interference within a stated reasonable period.
(sec.51-ssec.2) The person must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.51-ssec.3) If the person does not comply with the requirement, the railway manager may rectify the interference.
(sec.51-ssec.4) The person must pay the railway manager’s costs of— rectifying the interference; or altering the construction, maintenance or operation of the railway because of the interference.
(sec.51-ssec.5) In this section— rectify the interference means— alter, dismantle or take away any works; or fix any damage caused by the interference.
- (a) rectifying the interference; or
- (b) altering the construction, maintenance or operation of the railway because of the interference.
- (a) alter, dismantle or take away any works; or
- (b) fix any damage caused by the interference.