South Australia

Railways (Operations and Access) (Regulator) Amendment Bill 2004

A Bill For

An Act to amend the Railways (Operations and Access) Act 1997.

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Amendment provisions

Part 2—Amendment of Railways (Operations and Access) Act 1997

4 Amendment of section 4—Interpretation

5 Substitution of Part 1 Division 6

Division 6—Regulator

9 Regulator

9A Regulator to report to Minister

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Railways (Operations and Access) (Regulator) Amendment Act 2004.

2—Commencement

This Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Railways (Operations and Access) Act 1997

4—Amendment of section 4—Interpretation

Section 4, definition of regulator—delete the definition and substitute:

regulator—see section 9;

5—Substitution of Part 1 Division 6

Part 1 Division 6—delete Division 6 and substitute:

Division 6—Regulator

9—Regulator

(1) The Essential Services Commission established under the Essential Services Commission Act 2002 is the regulator under this Act.

(2) The regulator has the function of monitoring and enforcing compliance with this Act (other than Part 2).

9A—Regulator to report to Minister

(1) The regulator must, on or before 30 September in every year, forward to the Minister a report of the work carried out by the regulator under this Act for the financial year ending on the preceding 30 June.

(2) The Minister must, within 12 sitting days after receiving a report under subsection (1), have copies of the report laid before both Houses of Parliament.