sec.377BPower to enter into light rail franchise agreements

### sec.377B Power to enter into light rail franchise agreements The Minister may, for the State, enter into an agreement (a light rail franchise agreement ) with a person under which, or as part of which, the person is to invest in 1 or more of the following— works for, or associated with, establishing a light rail; designing light rail transport infrastructure; constructing light rail transport infrastructure; maintaining light rail transport infrastructure; managing light rail transport infrastructure; operating light rail transport infrastructure; operating a public passenger service using light rail transport infrastructure. The agreement must be consistent with— the coordination plan; and the objectives of this Act; and the current transport infrastructure strategies; and the obligations about government supported transport infrastructure set out in section 9 . The agreement may include, for example, provisions about any or all of the following— the ownership of the light rail transport infrastructure; the transfer of rights under the light rail franchise agreement; the granting of security in relation to the light rail transport infrastructure; charges for the use of the light rail transport infrastructure; administration charges in relation to the charges mentioned in paragraph (d) ; the safety and standard of the light rail transport infrastructure; for an agreement relating to operating a public passenger service using light rail transport infrastructure— the level of the service that is to be provided; and performance measures relating to the operation of the service; any other matter that the Minister considers necessary or desirable in the circumstances. s 377B ins 2010 No. 19 s 178 (sec.377B-ssec.1) The Minister may, for the State, enter into an agreement (a light rail franchise agreement ) with a person under which, or as part of which, the person is to invest in 1 or more of the following— works for, or associated with, establishing a light rail; designing light rail transport infrastructure; constructing light rail transport infrastructure; maintaining light rail transport infrastructure; managing light rail transport infrastructure; operating light rail transport infrastructure; operating a public passenger service using light rail transport infrastructure. (sec.377B-ssec.2) The agreement must be consistent with— the coordination plan; and the objectives of this Act; and the current transport infrastructure strategies; and the obligations about government supported transport infrastructure set out in section 9 . (sec.377B-ssec.3) The agreement may include, for example, provisions about any or all of the following— the ownership of the light rail transport infrastructure; the transfer of rights under the light rail franchise agreement; the granting of security in relation to the light rail transport infrastructure; charges for the use of the light rail transport infrastructure; administration charges in relation to the charges mentioned in paragraph (d) ; the safety and standard of the light rail transport infrastructure; for an agreement relating to operating a public passenger service using light rail transport infrastructure— the level of the service that is to be provided; and performance measures relating to the operation of the service; any other matter that the Minister considers necessary or desirable in the circumstances. - (a) works for, or associated with, establishing a light rail; - (b) designing light rail transport infrastructure; - (c) constructing light rail transport infrastructure; - (d) maintaining light rail transport infrastructure; - (e) managing light rail transport infrastructure; - (f) operating light rail transport infrastructure; - (g) operating a public passenger service using light rail transport infrastructure. - (a) the coordination plan; and - (b) the objectives of this Act; and - (c) the current transport infrastructure strategies; and - (d) the obligations about government supported transport infrastructure set out in section 9 . - (a) the ownership of the light rail transport infrastructure; - (b) the transfer of rights under the light rail franchise agreement; - (c) the granting of security in relation to the light rail transport infrastructure; - (d) charges for the use of the light rail transport infrastructure; - (e) administration charges in relation to the charges mentioned in paragraph (d) ; - (f) the safety and standard of the light rail transport infrastructure; - (g) for an agreement relating to operating a public passenger service using light rail transport infrastructure— (i) the level of the service that is to be provided; and (ii) performance measures relating to the operation of the service; - (i) the level of the service that is to be provided; and - (ii) performance measures relating to the operation of the service; - (h) any other matter that the Minister considers necessary or desirable in the circumstances. - (i) the level of the service that is to be provided; and - (ii) performance measures relating to the operation of the service;