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RAIL SAFETY (SAFETY COORDINATION) AMENDMENT ACT 2011 (NO 12 OF 2011) - SECT 4

4—Amendment of section 4—Interpretation

        (1)         Section 4—after the definition of "accredited person" insert:

"appointed person" means a person appointed by the Minister for the purposes of Part 4 Division 4;

        (2)         Section 4—after the definition of "exercise" insert:

"footpath" means an area open to the public that is designated for, or 1 of its main uses is, use by pedestrians;

        (3)         Section 4—after the definition of "jurisdiction" insert:

"level crossing" means an area where a road and a railway meet at substantially the same level, whether or not there is a level crossing sign on the road at all or any of the entrances to the area;

        (4)         Section 4—after the definition of "prescribed drug" insert:

"private road" means a road in private ownership;

        (5)         Section 4—after the definition of "rail infrastructure manager insert:

"rail or road crossing" includes a railway crossing, a bridge carrying a road over a railway and a bridge carrying a railway over a road;

        (6)         Section 4, definition of "railway crossing"—delete the definition and substitute:

"railway crossing" means—

            (a)         a level crossing; or

            (b)         any area where a footpath or shared path crosses a railway or tram tracks at substantially the same level;

        (7)         Section 4—after the definition of "road" insert:

"road infrastructure" has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act 1961 ;

"road manager"—

            (a)         in relation to a private road—means the owner, or other person responsible for the care, control and management, of the road;

            (b)         in relation to any other road—means an authority, person or body responsible for the care, control or management of the road;

        (8)         Section 4, definition of "safety"—after "railways" insert:

, users of rail or road crossings

        (9)         Section 4—after the definition of "security management plan insert:

"shared path" has the same meaning as in the Australian Road Rules ;



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