Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS BY-LAWS -- BY-LAW 79 - REG 9

9 .         Practical tests

                Practical tests — 

            (a)         When an employee once passes a practical test he need not be subjected to a further one so long as his vision as certified by the officer at each annual examination, remains not worse than it was when he passed such practical test.

            (b)         Employees whose colour-sense is found to be defective are not to be subjected to the practical test.

            (c)         The distance for the practical test to be fixed for the running staff at 700 yards, and for others, 600 yards: Provided that in the event of an employee with over 15 years’ service, failing to pass the “Van” test, he will be given an opportunity of passing a practical test under field conditions over distances of 200, 300, and 500 yards with each eye separately.