Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsNo. 79 of 1996
Version incorporating amendments as at
22 November 2023
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No. 79 of 1996
Version incorporating amendments as at
22 November 2023
Endnotes
1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 31 October 1996
Legislative Council: 3 December 1996
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to establish V/Line Freight and Victorian Rail Track, to amend the Borrowing and Investment Powers Act 1987, the Transport Act 1983 and the Treasury Corporation of Victoria Act 1992 and for other purposes."
The Rail Corporations Act 1996 was assented to on 17 December 1996 and came into operation as follows:
Part 1 (sections 1–3) on 17 December 1996: section 2 (1); rest of Act (except Part 2 Division 2) on 1 March 1997; Part 2 Division 2 (sections 8–18) on 1 April 1997: Special Gazette (No. 11) 28 January 1997 page 1.
The title of this Act was changed from the Rail Corporations Act 1996 to the Rail Management Act 1996 by section 200(1) of the Transport Integration Act 2010, No. 6/2010.
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other
material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
See
section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
This publication incorporates amendments made to the Rail Management Act 1996 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Rail Corporations (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 104/1997
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Assent Date: |
16.12.97 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 3, 5, 14–24, 26 on 31.3.98: Special Gazette (No. 23) 31.3.98 p. 1; ss 6–13, 25, 27–30 on 11.6.98: Government Gazette 11.6.98 p. 1314; s. 4 on 1.7.99: Government Gazette 1.7.99 p. 1521 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998
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Assent Date: |
26.5.98 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Rail Corporations (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 47/1998 (as amended by No. 98/1998)
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Assent Date: |
26.5.98 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 4–9, 11, 12 on 11.6.98: Government Gazette 11.6.98 p. 1314; s. 13 never proclaimed, repealed by s. 41(b) of No. 98/1998; s. 10 on 29.4.99: Government Gazette 29.4.99 p. 967; s. 14 on 23.12.99: Government Gazette 23.12.99 p. 2764 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transfer of Land (Single Register) Act 1998, No. 85/1998
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Assent Date: |
17.11.98 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 24(Sch. item 49) on 1.1.99: s. 2(3) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Rail Corporations (Further Amendment) Act 1998, No. 98/1998
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Assent Date: |
24.11.98 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 4–15 on 29.4.99: Government Gazette 29.4.99 p. 967; s. 16 on 1.7.99: Government Gazette 1.7.99 p. 1521 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Rail Corporations and Transport Acts (Amendment) Act 1999, No. 45/1999
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Assent Date: |
8.6.99 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 3–5, 8–11, 13, 14 on 24.8.99: Government Gazette 19.8.99 p. 1901; ss 6, 7, 12, 15 on 1.7.00: s. 2(3) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Rail Corporations and Transport Acts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1999, No. 63/1999
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Assent Date: |
21.12.99 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 3–6, 8, 9(2)(3) on 23.12.99: Government Gazette 23.12.99 p. 2764; s. 7 on 1.1.01: s. 2(3) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 30/2000
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Assent Date: |
30.5.00 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2000, No. 65/2000
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Assent Date: |
8.11.00 |
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Commencement Date: |
9.11.00: s. 2 |
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Current State: |
All of Act in operation |
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001
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Assent Date: |
27.6.01 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport (Further Amendment) Act 2001, No. 54/2001
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Assent Date: |
2.10.01 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 28–36 on 30.6.03: s. 2(5) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Essential Services Commission Act 2001, No. 62/2001
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Assent Date: |
23.10.01 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 89, 90 on 1.1.02: s. 2 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Rail Corporations (Amendment) Act 2002, No. 20/2002
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Assent Date: |
21.5.02 |
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Commencement Date: |
22.5.02: s. 2 |
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Current State: |
All of Act in operation |
Transport (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2003, No. 34/2003
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Assent Date: |
27.5.03 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 17, 18 on 28.5.03: s. 2(1); ss 14, 15 on 15.7.03: Special Gazette (No. 138) 15.7.03 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Grain Handling and Storage (Amendment) Act 2003, No. 73/2003
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Assent Date: |
21.10.03 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 19 on 22.10.03: s. 2 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Road Management Act 2004, No. 12/2004
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Assent Date: |
11.5.04 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 174 on 1.1.05: s. 2(4) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2004, No. 49/2004
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Assent Date: |
16.6.04 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 20–22 on 17.6.04: s. 2(1) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
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Assent Date: |
21.12.04 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 172) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation (Amendment) Act 2004, No. 110/2004
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Assent Date: |
21.12.04 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 19 on 22.12.04: s. 2(1) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation (Further Amendment) Act 2005, No. 25/2005
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Assent Date: |
31.5.05 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation (Further Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2005, No. 95/2005
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Assent Date: |
29.11.05 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 10 on 30.11.05: s. 2(1); ss 9, 11 on 13.12.05: Special Gazette (No. 254) 13.12.05 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Rail Safety Act 2006, No. 9/2006
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Assent Date: |
4.4.06 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 156(1) on 1.1.06: s. 2(3); s. 156(2) on 5.4.06: s. 2(2); ss 150–155 on 1.8.06: Special Gazette (No. 181) 25.7.06 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 2006, No. 29/2006
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Assent Date: |
6.6.06 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation (Further Amendment) Act 2006, No. 47/2006
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Assent Date: |
25.7.06 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 37 on 26.7.06: s. 2(1); s. 38 on 1.8.06: s. 2(2); s. 32 on 30.10.06: Government Gazette 28.9.06 p. 2048 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Public Sector Acts (Further Workplace Protection and Other Matters) Act 2006, No. 80/2006
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Assent Date: |
10.10.06 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 26(Sch. item 92) on 11.10.06: s. 2(1) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2007, No. 69/2007
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Assent Date: |
11.12.07 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Essential Services Commission Amendment Act 2008, No. 15/2008
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Assent Date: |
23.4.08 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 27 on 1.7.08: Government Gazette 26.6.08 p. 1388 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation General Amendments Act 2009, No. 26/2009
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Assent Date: |
17.6.09 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 6–10 on 31.7.09: Special Gazette (No. 259) 28.7.09 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009, No. 69/2009
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Assent Date: |
24.11.09 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 54(Sch. Pt 1 item 49) on 1.1.10: s. 2(2) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Integration Act 2010, No. 6/2010 (as amended by No. 45/2010)
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Assent Date: |
2.3.10 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 24(5)(Sch. 1 item 12), 200(1), 200(3)(Sch. 4) on 1.7.10: Special Gazette (No. 256) 30.6.10 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation Amendment (Compliance, Enforcement and Regulation) Act 2010, No. 19/2010
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Assent Date: |
18.5.10 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 82 on 22.5.10: Government Gazette 20.5.10 p. 988 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Statute Law Revision Act 2011, No. 29/2011
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Assent Date: |
21.6.11 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation Amendment (Public Transport Development Authority) Act 2011, No. 61/2011
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Assent Date: |
15.11.11 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 25 on 15.12.11: Special Gazette (No. 407) 13.12.11. p. 1; s. 21, Sch. 1 item 8, Sch. 2 item 4 on 2.4.12: Special Gazette (No. 101) 27.3.12 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Rail Safety National Law Application Act 2013, No. 22/2013
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Assent Date: |
23.4.13 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Road Safety Amendment Act 2014, No. 49/2014
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Assent Date: |
1.7.14 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Integration Amendment (Head, Transport for Victoria and Other Governance Reforms) Act 2017, No. 3/2017
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Assent Date: |
14.2.17 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 50(Sch. 1 item 6) on 12.4.17: Special Gazette (No. 117) 12.4.17 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation Amendment (Road Safety, Rail and Other Matters) Act 2017, No. 68/2017
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Assent Date: |
19.12.17 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 87–89 on 1.11.18: s. 2(4) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Rail Safety Legislation Amendment (National Services Delivery and Related Reforms) Act 2019, No. 41/2019
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Assent Date: |
6.11.19 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 117(Sch. 1 item 10) on 2.12.19: Special Gazette (No. 480) 26.11.19 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2019, No. 49/2019
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Assent Date: |
3.12.19 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 186(Sch. 4 item 35) on 1.1.20: Special Gazette (No. 514) 10.12.19 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2020, No. 41/2020
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Assent Date: |
1.12.20 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 8 on 2.12.20: s. 2(1); s. 7 on 1.4.21: Special Gazette (No. 152) 30.3.21 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2021, No. 30/2021
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Assent Date: |
10.8.21 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 90–93 on 11.8.21: s. 2(1) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation Amendment (Port Reforms and Other Matters) Act 2022, No. 19/2022
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Assent Date: |
24.5.22 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2023, No. 34/2023
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Assent Date: |
21.11.23 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Rail Management Act 1996 |
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3 Explanatory details
[1] Pt 2A (Heading and ss 38A–38P, 38R): Pt 2A (Heading and ss 38A–38P, 38R) inserted by No. 47/1998 s. 10 (as amended by No. 98/1998 ss 41(a), 42, 43)), amended by Nos 45/1999 s. 8, 63/1999 s. 9(2), 65/2000 ss 9–16, 62/2001 ss 89(1)(c)–(n)(2), 90, 20/2002 ss 4–7, 73/2003 s. 19, 110/2004 s. 19, 25/2005 ss 4–6, 95/2005 s. 9(2)(d), 9/2006 ss 154–156, 47/2006 s. 38, 15/2008 s. 27, 26/2009 s. 9, 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 1 items 8.3, 8.4), 22/2013 ss 63, 64, 49/2014 s. 48, 3/2017 s. 50(Sch. 1 items 6.4, 6.5), substituted as Part 2A (Headings and ss 38A-38ZZG) by No. 68/2017 s. 88.
[2] S. 52(3) (repealed): The amendment proposed by section 14(3) of the Rail Corporations (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 47/1998 is not included in this publication because of the earlier repeal of section 52(3) by section 24 (Schedule item 49.2) of the Transfer of Land (Single Register) Act 1998, No. 85/1998.