Rail Freight System Bill 1999
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| Long Title |
The purpose of this Bill is to provide the legislative authority for the Government to sell Westrail’s freight business and the associated assets other than the freight railway corridor. To achieve this, the Bill provides for -
the establishment of a Rail Corridor Minister to exercise powers on behalf of the State in respect of the freight railway corridor, including the power to dispose of interests and right of use no greater than leasehold; the conferral of powers on the Minister and Westrail to dispose of the rail freight business; the removal of the freight railway from the control of the Government Railways Act 1904, designating it as "corridor land" or "land other than corridor land" and placing it under the control of the Rail Corridor Minister; the cancellation of the designation of corridor land if the agreement permitting its use is terminated. There is provision for the land to be redesignated as a government railway in such a case; placing the rail corridor on an equal footing to a road corridor with respect to exemption from State land taxes and local government rates; and
extending the application of the State rail access regime to a private operator of the Westrail network, and amending the Government Railways (Access) Act 1998 accordingly. |
| Status |
Assented to 06/08/2000
Royal Assent given 8 Jun 2000 as Act No. 13 of 2000. Different sections of this Act come into operation on Royal Assent and Proclamation. For details refer to Commencement Clause of the Bill (see also Assent and Commencement information for Acts)
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| Introduced |
02 Jun 1999 |
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| First Reading |
02 Jun 1999 |
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| Second Reading |
03 Jun 1999 |
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| Second Reading Agreed |
22 Jun 1999 |
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| Consideration in Detail |
23 Jun 1999 |
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| Amendments adopted |
01 Jul 1999 |
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| Third Reading |
01 Jul 1999 |
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| First Reading |
01 Jul 1999 |
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| Second Reading |
01 Jul 1999 |
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| Second Reading Speech |
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| Second Reading Agreed |
22 Mar 2000 |
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| Committee of the whole |
28 Mar 2000 |
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| Amendments adopted |
09 May 2000 |
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| Third Reading |
10 May 2000 |
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| Legislative Council sent to the Legislative Assembly |
11 May 2000 |
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| Consideration of Legislative Council Message |
25 May 2000 |
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Notes
1. Motion moved to refer Bill to the Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operation Wednesday 22 March 2000 - Motion negatived on Division 23 March 2000.
2. Message sent to the Legislative Assembly requesting amendments on 28 March 2000. Message received by the Legislative Assembly on 29 March 2000. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ruled the requested amendments out of order on 30 March 2000. Message returned to Legislative Council on 30 March 2000, advising Speaker's ruling.