244Minister may direct transfer of Victorian Rail Track property, rights and liabilities

244 Minister may direct transfer of Victorian Rail Track property, rights and liabilities (1) The Minister may give a direction in writing to Victorian Rail Track directing Victorian Rail Track to transfer, in accordance with the direction, any property, rights and liabilities of a kind specified in the direction to the Public Transport Development Authority. (2) A direction under subsection (1) may include directions as to the method of valuation to be used by Victorian Rail Track for the purposes of determining the value of property, rights and liabilities to be transferred. (3) Within the time period specified in a direction under subsection (1), Victorian Rail Track must give to the Minister a statement containing the information required by the Minister relating to the property, rights and liabilities of Victorian Rail Track to which the direction relates, as at the date specified by the Minister for the purposes of this section. (4) Unless Victorian Rail Track otherwise agrees, the time period specified in a direction under subsection (1) must not be less than 45 days. (a) must give the value of the property, rights and liabilities of Victorian Rail Track to be transferred; and (b) must allocate the property, rights and liabilities of Victorian Rail Track shown in the statement in accordance with the directions of the Minister; and (c) must be signed by the chief executive officer of Victorian Rail Track. (7) The Minister may at any time direct Victorian Rail Track to amend a statement given to him or her under this section as specified in the direction. (9) An amendment under subsection (8) to an allocation statement made after the relevant date in relation to that statement may be made with effect from that relevant date if the Minister is satisfied that the amendment does not adversely affect any property, rights or liabilities of a person other than Victorian Rail Track or the Public Transport Development Authority in relation to that statement. S. 245 inserted by No. 61/2011 s. 4 (as amended by No. 43/2012 s. 3(Sch. item 55)).