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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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