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RAILWAYS (OPERATIONS AND ACCESS) ACT 1997
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--Preliminary
Division 1--Formal provisions
1. Short title
Division 2--Objects
3. Objects
Division 3--Interpretation
4. Interpretation
5. Joint ventures
Division 4--Application of this Act
6. Application to railways
7. Application of access regime
7A. Review and expiry of access regime
Division 5--Crown to be bound
8. Crown to be bound
Division 6--Regulator
9. Regulator
9A. Regulator to report to Minister
PART 2--Construction and operation of railways
Division 1--Acquisition of land
10. Land acquisition
Division 2--Fixed railway infrastructure
11. Fixed infrastructure may be dealt with as personal property
Division 3--Operations over roads
12. Rights in relation to roads
13. Maintenance
13A. Power to close roads temporarily
13B. Immunity
Division 4--Reports
14. Special reports
Division 5--Rail corridors
15. Rail corridor need not be fenced
16. Exemption from rates and taxes
Division 6--Exclusion of law of common carriers
17. Industry participant not to be common carrier
Division 7--Liquor and gambling
18. Ministerial authorisation to sell liquor
19. Ministerial authorisation to provide gambling facilities
Division 8--By-laws
20. By-laws
PART 3--Conduct of operator's business
Division 1--General rules for conduct of business
22. Segregation of accounts and records
23. Unfair discrimination
24. Preventing or hindering access to railway services
25. Report to Minister
Division 2--Appointment of administrator
26. Appointment of administrator
PART 4--Pricing principles and information relevant to access
Division 1--Pricing principles
27. Pricing principles
Division 2--Information about access
28. Information brochure
29. Operator's obligation to provide information about access
30. Information to be provided on non-discriminatory basis
PART 5--Negotiation of access
31. Access proposal
32. Duty to negotiate in good faith
33. Limitation on operator's right to contract to provide access
PART 5A--Confidential information
33A. Confidential information
PART 6--Arbitration of access disputes
Division 1--Access disputes and requests for arbitration
34. Access dispute
35. Request for reference of dispute to arbitration
Division 2--Conciliation and reference to arbitration
36. Conciliation and reference to arbitration
37. Appointment of arbitrator
Division 3--Principles of arbitration
38. Principles to be taken into account
Division 4--Parties to arbitration
39. Parties to arbitration
40. Representation
41. Minister's right to participate
Division 5--Conduct of arbitration proceedings
42. Arbitrator's duty to act expeditiously
43. Hearing to be in private
44. Procedure on arbitration
45. Procedural powers of arbitrator
46. Giving of relevant documents to the arbitrator
47. Power to obtain information and documents
48. Confidentiality of information
Division 6--Early termination of arbitration
49. Termination of arbitration in cases of triviality etc
50. Proponent's right to terminate arbitration
Division 7--Awards
50A. Time limit for arbitration
51. Awards
52. Restrictions on awards
53. Consent awards
Division 8--Withdrawal from award
54. Proponent's option to withdraw from award
Division 9--Variation or revocation of awards
55. Variation or revocation of award
Division 10--Miscellaneous
56. Appeal on question of law
57. Costs
58. Removal and replacement of arbitrator
59. Non-application of Commercial Arbitration Act 1986
PART 7--Monitoring powers
60. Regulator's power to monitor costs
61. Copies of access contracts to be supplied to regulator
62. Operator's duty to supply information and documents
63. Confidentiality
64. Duty to report to the Minister
PART 8--Enforcement of this Act
65. Injunctive remedies
66. Compensation
67. Enforcement of arbitrator's requirements
PART 9--Regulations and proclamations
68. Regulations and proclamations
SCHEDULE 1--Transitional provision
Legislative history
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