Queensland Consolidated Acts

RAIL SAFETY NATIONAL LAW (QUEENSLAND) ACT 2017 - SECT 5

5 Meaning of generic terms in Rail Safety National Law for this jurisdiction

In the Rail Safety National Law (Queensland) —

"appeal" means, in part 7 , to apply under the QCAT Act , section 18 for a review.

"court" means the following—

(a) in part 5 , division 6 and part 10 , division 6 —a Magistrates Court established under the Justices Act 1886 ;

(b) in part 7 —QCAT.

(a) the Queensland Ambulance Service;

(b) Queensland Fire and Rescue;

(c) the Queensland Police Service;

(d) a person or body prescribed by regulation for this definition.

(a) the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law —

(i) as in force from time to time, set out in the schedule of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 ; and

(ii) as it applies as a law of Queensland or another State, with or without modification; or

(b) the law of a State that substantially corresponds to the law mentioned in paragraph (a) .

(a) coal mining operations within the meaning of the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 , schedule 3 ; or

(b) operations within the meaning of the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 , section 10 .

(a) an area of land dedicated to public use as a road; or

(b) an area that is developed for, or has as 1 of its main uses, the driving or riding of road vehicles or pedestrian traffic, whether the area is open to or used by the public or only for private purposes.

Examples of an area of land that may be included in a road—

• a bridge, culvert, ford, tunnel or viaduct

• a pedestrian or bicycle path

(a) a public sector unit within the meaning of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , schedule 1 ; or

(b) a public service employee under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 13 .