New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1988 - SECT 3A

3A Metropolitan rail area

(1) For the purposes of this Act, the
"metropolitan rail area" is the land shown or described as being within the metropolitan rail area on the metropolitan rail area map presented to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (by or on behalf of the Member of the Assembly who introduced the Bill for this Act) when the Bill was introduced into the Assembly, and held by TfNSW, as amended or replaced under this section.

(2) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, amend or replace the metropolitan rail area map, but only for one or more of the following purposes--

(a) to provide a more detailed description of the land,

(b) to alter the boundaries of the land for the purposes of the effective management of rail infrastructure facilities in the State.

(3) The metropolitan rail area map may consist of one or more maps.

(4) A notice under this section which has the effect of moving land subject to an ARTC lease or licence to or from the metropolitan rail area has no effect unless ARTC has given prior written consent to the notice.

(5) ARTC must not unreasonably withhold consent to any such notice.