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Transport Administration Act 1988
99BClosure of level-crossings, bridges and other structures
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#### 99B Closure of level-crossings, bridges and other structures
99B Closure of level-crossings, bridges and other structures
> > (1) A rail infrastructure owner may, with the approval of the Minister, close any level-crossing, bridge or other structure for crossing or passing over or under any railway track if both the level-crossing, bridge or other structure and the railway track are owned by the owner.
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> > (2) A rail infrastructure owner must notify the Minister of any proposal by it to close a level-crossing, bridge or other structure for crossing or passing over or under a railway track.
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> > (3) A rail infrastructure owner must, before closing any such level-crossing, bridge or other structure—
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> > > (a) cause a notice of the proposed closure to be published in the Gazette, and
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> > > (b) notify TfNSW (unless TfNSW is the rail infrastructure owner) and the council of the area concerned of the proposed closure.
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> > (4) On the closure of any such level-crossing, bridge or other structure, all rights, easements and privileges in relation to that level-crossing, bridge or other structure are extinguished.
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> **s 99B:** Ins 2003 No 96, Sch 1 \[50\]. Am 2011 No 41, Sch 1 \[7\]; 2019 No 19, Sch 1\[24\].