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Water Act 1989
137CNotification of Authorities before railway operations carried out
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137C Notification of Authorities before railway operations carried out
(1) A rail transport operator must, before carrying out railway operations that will threaten, or are likely to threaten, the safety of an Authority's works, notify the Authority of the rail transport operator's intention to carry out those operations.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 60 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.
Note to s. 137C(1) inserted by No. 48/2021 s. 87.
S. 137C(2) def. of *rail transport operator* substituted by No. 41/2019 s. 117(Sch. 1 item 13.4(a)).
***rail transport operator*** has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Rail Safety National Law (Victoria);
S. 137C(2) def. of *railway operations* substituted by No. 41/2019 s. 117(Sch. 1 item 13.4(b)).
***railway operations*** has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Rail Safety National Law (Victoria).