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Surat Basin Rail (Infrastructure Development and Management) Act 2012
sec.53Altering materials or railway works
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### sec.53 Altering materials or railway works
A person must not, without a reasonable excuse, alter any naturally occurring materials, stockpile of material or railway works on the railway.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
A person must not, without a reasonable excuse, attempt to alter any naturally occurring materials, stockpile of material or railway works on the railway.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
A person must not deposit rubbish or abandon goods or materials on the railway other than at places approved by, and under conditions fixed by, a relevant person for the railway.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
In this section—
alter includes damage, interfere with and remove.
relevant person , for the railway, means—
a railway manager; or
the Coordinator-General.
(sec.53-ssec.1) A person must not, without a reasonable excuse, alter any naturally occurring materials, stockpile of material or railway works on the railway. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.53-ssec.2) A person must not, without a reasonable excuse, attempt to alter any naturally occurring materials, stockpile of material or railway works on the railway. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.53-ssec.3) A person must not deposit rubbish or abandon goods or materials on the railway other than at places approved by, and under conditions fixed by, a relevant person for the railway. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.53-ssec.4) In this section— alter includes damage, interfere with and remove. relevant person , for the railway, means— a railway manager; or the Coordinator-General.
- (a) a railway manager; or
- (b) the Coordinator-General.