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RAIL SAFETY NATIONAL LAW APPLICATION ACT 2024


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   4.      Act binds Crown

   PART 2 -- Rail Safety National Law

           Division 1 -- Application of Rail Safety National Law  

   5.      Application of National Law as law of the State
            
   6.      Commencement of National Law as law of the State
            
   7.      Tabling amending Acts
            
   8.      Disallowance of amending Acts
            
   9.      Commencement of provisions of amending Acts
            
   10.     Amending Acts enacted after 20 June 2023 but before commencement day
            

           11. Tabling of amending Act taken to be publication for Standing ORDER s

           Division 2 -- Application of Rail Safety National Regulations  

   12.     Application of National Regulations as subsidiary legislation
            
   13.     National Regulations made under amending Act provision
            
   14.     National Regulations made under or for purposes of amending Act
            
   15.     Publication of National Regulations
            
   16.     Tabling and disallowance of National Regulations
            
   17.     Interpretation Act 1984 s. 41 and 42 do not apply to Rail Safety National Regulations (WA)

           Division 3 -- Miscellaneous  

   18.     Meaning of generic terms in Rail Safety National Law (WA) for purposes of this jurisdiction
            
   19.     No double jeopardy
            
   20.     Exclusion of legislation of this jurisdiction

   PART 3 -- Local provisions for alcohol and drug testing

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   21.     Terms used
            
   22.     Using breath sample to work out blood alcohol content

           Division 2 -- Alcohol testing  

   23.     Power to require rail safety worker to submit to preliminary breath test or breath analysis
            
   24.     When preliminary breath test or breath analysis may be required
            
   25.     When rail safety worker is not obliged to comply with requirement
            
   26.     When authorised person must not require rail safety worker to submit to breath test
            
   27.     Conduct of breath analysis
            
   28.     Further breath analysis
            
   29.     Breath analysis indicates prescribed BAC

           Division 3 -- Drug testing  

   30.     Power to require rail safety worker to submit to drug test
            
   31.     When drug screening test or oral fluid analysis may be required
            
   32.     When rail safety worker not obliged to comply with requirement to submit to drug test
            
   33.     When authorised person must not make drug testing requirement
            
   34.     Conduct of drug screening test or oral fluid analysis

           Division 4 -- Blood tests  

   35.     Power to require rail safety worker to submit to blood test
            
   36.     When blood test may be required after preliminary breath test or breath analysis
            
   37.     When blood test may be required after drug test or notifiable occurrence or as alternative to drug test
            
   38.     Blood test may be required if breath test, breath analysis or drug test fails to explain conduct, condition or appearance
            
   39.     When rail safety worker is not obliged to comply with requirement to submit to blood test
            
   40.     Authorisation to take blood sample: injured rail safety worker treated at hospital after notifiable occurrence
            
   41.     Authorisation to take blood sample: rail safety worker deceased after notifiable occurrence

           Division 5 -- Evidence  

   42.     Term used: relevant time
            
   43.     Use of test or analysis result in court proceedings
            
   44.     No evidence of breath or blood alcohol content obtained from particular breath tests
            
   45.     Evidence by certificate

           Division 6 -- Other matters  

   46.     Delegation by Commissioner of Police
            
   47.     Local regulations

   PART 4 -- Repeals and transitional provisions

           Division 1 -- Repeals  

   48.     Written laws repealed

           Division 2 -- Transitional provisions  

   49.     Terms used
            
   50.     Application of Interpretation Act 1984
            
   51.     References to the Law and this Law
            
   52.     Existing applications for accreditation or registration
            
   53.     Existing right of review
            
   54.     Existing right of appeal
            
   55.     Undecided review or appeal
            
   56.     Transitional regulations

   PART 5 -- Consequential amendments  

   57.     Government Railways Act 1904 amended
            
   2A.     Relationship of this Act to Rail Safety National Law (WA) 1
            
   58.     Various references to “Rail Safety National Law (WA) Act 2015” amended
           Defined terms
           

An Act —
•         to apply the Rail Safety National Law (with modifications) as a law of the State; and
•         to repeal the Rail Safety National Law (WA) Act 2015, the Rail Safety National Law (WA) (Alcohol and Drug Testing) Regulations 2015 and the Rail Safety National Law (WA) Regulations 2015; and
•         to make consequential amendments to various other Acts; and
•         for related purposes.



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