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Transport Infrastructure Act 1994
sec.353Declaration of land as light rail land
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### sec.353 Declaration of land as light rail land
The Minister may, by gazette notice, declare land to be light rail land.
Land declared to be light rail land—
must be—
identified specifically in the gazette notice; or
identified generally in the gazette notice, and identified specifically in documents described in the gazette notice and available for perusal at an office of the department mentioned in the gazette notice; and
must consist only of land for a light rail and light rail transport infrastructure, which may be land on which transport infrastructure other than light rail transport infrastructure is situated or operated.
The identification of land declared to be light rail land may, but need not, be by reference to strata occupied by the land.
Land may be declared to be light rail land only if it is—
unallocated State land and other land held by the State; or
land granted in trust under the Land Act 1994 , chapter 3 , part 1 , division 3 ; or
busway land, but only if it is the subject of a lease to the State under the Land Act 1994 , section 17 ; or
a road.
In this section—
light rail purposes includes light rail transport infrastructure.
s 353 ins 2000 No. 40 s 13
amd 2005 No. 49 s 29 ; 2008 No. 31 s 21 ; 2010 No. 19 s 169
(sec.353-ssec.1) The Minister may, by gazette notice, declare land to be light rail land.
(sec.353-ssec.2) Land declared to be light rail land— must be— identified specifically in the gazette notice; or identified generally in the gazette notice, and identified specifically in documents described in the gazette notice and available for perusal at an office of the department mentioned in the gazette notice; and must consist only of land for a light rail and light rail transport infrastructure, which may be land on which transport infrastructure other than light rail transport infrastructure is situated or operated.
(sec.353-ssec.3) The identification of land declared to be light rail land may, but need not, be by reference to strata occupied by the land.
(sec.353-ssec.4) Land may be declared to be light rail land only if it is— unallocated State land and other land held by the State; or land granted in trust under the Land Act 1994 , chapter 3 , part 1 , division 3 ; or busway land, but only if it is the subject of a lease to the State under the Land Act 1994 , section 17 ; or a road.
(sec.353-ssec.5) In this section— light rail purposes includes light rail transport infrastructure.
- (a) must be— (i) identified specifically in the gazette notice; or (ii) identified generally in the gazette notice, and identified specifically in documents described in the gazette notice and available for perusal at an office of the department mentioned in the gazette notice; and
- (i) identified specifically in the gazette notice; or
- (ii) identified generally in the gazette notice, and identified specifically in documents described in the gazette notice and available for perusal at an office of the department mentioned in the gazette notice; and
- (b) must consist only of land for a light rail and light rail transport infrastructure, which may be land on which transport infrastructure other than light rail transport infrastructure is situated or operated.
- (i) identified specifically in the gazette notice; or
- (ii) identified generally in the gazette notice, and identified specifically in documents described in the gazette notice and available for perusal at an office of the department mentioned in the gazette notice; and
- (a) unallocated State land and other land held by the State; or
- (b) land granted in trust under the Land Act 1994 , chapter 3 , part 1 , division 3 ; or
- (c) busway land, but only if it is the subject of a lease to the State under the Land Act 1994 , section 17 ; or
- (d) a road.