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Bill
Government Railways (Access) Bill 1998
Bill No.
150
Long Title
The Bill will -
provide for the establishment of a Rail Access Code to govern the use of government railways for rail operations by persons other than the Western Australian Government Railways Commission ("Westrail"); designate a regulator with monitoring and enforcing functions relating to the implementation of the Code; specify the kind of administrative arrangements that Westrail is to have in place for the purposes of the implementation; amend the National Rail Corporation Agreement Act 1992 to enable National Rail to compete for intra-state services on equal footing with other operators; and
consequentially amend the WA Government Railways Act 1904 to remove existing barriers to competition.
Status
Referred to Standing Committee on Constitutional Affairs 07/10/1998
This Act comes into operation on a day fixed by Proclamation
Current Bill
Download the Bill as Introduced
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Previous Versions of this Bill
Progress
Legislative Council
Date
Note No.
Related Documents
Introduced
10 Jun 1998
First Reading
10 Jun 1998
Second Reading
10 Jun 1998
2,3
Second Reading Speech
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
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Referred to Standing Committee on Constitutional Affairs
10 Jul 1998
2
Notes
1. Part 6 comes into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
2. Stands referred to the Standing Committee on Constitutional Affairs until 10 July, 1998.
3. Bill accompanied by explanatory notes.