Victorian Current Acts

SUBURBAN RAIL LOOP ACT 2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Filming Approval Act 2014  
   5.      Suburban Rail Loop program objectives  
   6.      Act binds the Crown  
   7.      Extraterritorial operation  

   PART 2--SUBURBAN RAIL LOOP AUTHORITY

           Division 1--Establishment

   8.      Establishment  
   9.      Official seal  
   10.     Object of Authority  
   11.     Authority represents the Crown  

           Division 2--Functions and powers

   12.     Functions of Authority  
   13.     General powers of Authority  
   14.     Ministerial approval required for certain activities  
   15.     Ministerial approval required for certain transactions  
   16.     Land and other property transfers  
   17.     Ministerial directions  
   18.     Power to give direction to act in commercial manner  

           Division 3--Board of the Authority

   19.     Board of Directors  
   20.     Constitution of board  
   21.     Appointment of directors  
   22.     Eligibility criteria for appointment of directors  
   23.     Acting appointments  
   24.     Vacancies and removal from office  
   25.     Resignation  
   26.     Suspension  
   27.     Proceedings of board  
   28.     Participation in meetings by telephone etc.  
   29.     Resolutions without meetings  
   30.     Disclosure of interests  
   31.     Authority must publish certain codes, policies, procedures or processes  
   32.     Authority not to make loans to directors  
   33.     Indemnity  

           Division 4--Staffing and delegation

   34.     Chief executive officer  
   35.     Acting chief executive officer  
   36.     Staff  
   37.     Delegation by Authority  

           Division 5--Corporate plan

   38.     Corporate plan  
   39.     Consultation regarding corporate plan  
   40.     Modification of corporate plan  
   41.     Directions in relation to corporate plan  
   42.     Statement of corporate intent—contents  
   43.     Corporate plan to be followed  
   44.     Board to give notice of significant events  
   45.     Nothing void merely because of non-compliance  

           Division 6--Financial provisions

   46.     General Fund  
   47.     Project Funds  
   48.     Borrowing and investment by Authority  
   49.     Capital  
   50.     Dividends  
   51.     Exceptions from State Owned Enterprises Act 1992  
   52.     Exemption from duties, rates, taxes, levies or charges  

           Division 7--Special land acquisition and development powers

   53.     Compulsory acquisition of land  
   54.     Cultural and Recreational Lands Act 1963  
   55.     Authority may enter into certain agreements for land within or anticipated to be within a project area  

           Division 8--Special project development related functions and powers

   56.     Power to enter land by persons authorised by Authority  
   57.     Authorised persons for the purposes of section 56  
   58.     Utility interface powers in relation to Suburban Rail Loop program  

           Division 9--Reports by the Authority

   59.     Reports to Minister or Treasurer  
   60.     Annual report of operations  

           Division 10--Miscellaneous

   61.     Validity of decisions—board  
   62.     Validity of decisions—chief executive officer  
   63.     Reciprocal arrangements with Ministers, public sector entities and public authorities  
   64.     Minister may declare subsidiary represents Crown  

   PART 3--SUBURBAN RAIL LOOP PLANNING INTERFACE

   65.     Declaration of Suburban Rail Loop planning areas  
   66.     Preparation of plans of the purposes of Suburban Rail Loop planning area declarations  
   67.     Publication of Suburban Rail Loop planning area declaration  
   68.     When a Suburban Rail Loop planning area declaration takes effect  
   69.     Minister to ensure consolidated version of Suburban Rail Loop planning area declaration is available  
   70.     Minister to give Suburban Rail Loop planning area declaration to Planning and Environment Act Minister  
   71.     Minister to give Suburban Rail Loop planning area declaration to affected Councils  

   PART 4--SUBURBAN RAIL LOOP PROJECTS

           Division 1--Commencement of projects

   72.     Declaration of Suburban Rail Loop projects  
   73.     Content of Suburban Rail Loop project declaration  
   74.     More than one Suburban Rail Loop project declaration may specify the same area of land  
   75.     Publication of Suburban Rail Loop project declaration  
   76.     When a Suburban Rail Loop project declaration takes effect  
   77.     Premier to ensure consolidated version of Suburban Rail Loop project declaration is available  
   78.     Interrelationship with Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009  

           Division 2--Completion of projects

   79.     Notification of completion of Suburban Rail Loop project or a part of a project  
   80.     Project completion declaration  
   81.     Content of project completion declaration  
   82.     Publication of project completion declaration  
   83.     When project completion declaration takes effect  
   84.     Authority ceases to have functions in relation to applicable project area under the Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009  

   PART 5--GENERAL

   85.     Delegation by Minister  
   86.     Improper use of information  
   87.     Information to be confidential  
   88.     Who is connected with Authority  
   89.     Obligations of public entities and public service bodies  
   90.     Governor in Council may require public authorities to act  
   91.     Proceedings  
   92.     Evidence  
   93.     Service of documents  
   94.     Other laws not affected  
   95.     Exclusion of proportionate liability under Wrongs Act 1958  
   96.     Excluded matter for Corporations Act  
   97.     Certain instruments are not legislative instruments for the purposes of Subordinate Legislation Act 1994  
   98.     Regulations  

   PART 6--SAVINGS, TRANSITIONALS AND RELATED PROVISIONS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   99.     Definitions  
   100.    Application of Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984  
   101.    Minister may fix relevant date  

           Division 2--Transfer of property, rights and liabilities

   102.    Secretary to prepare allocation statement or statements  
   103.    Certificate of Secretary  
   104.    Property, rights and liabilities allocated in accordance with statement  
   105.    Allocation of property etc. subject to encumbrances  
   106.    Substitution of party to agreement  
   107.    Former Crown instruments  
   108.    Proceedings  
   109.    Taxes  
   110.    Evidence  

           Division 3--Other transitional arrangements

   111.    Chief executive officer of the Authority  
   112.    Superseded references  

           Division 4--Other provisions related to transition to Authority

   113.    Partial revocation of certain reserved land  

           Division 5--Miscellaneous

   114.    Validity of things done under this Part  
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