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STATE TRANSPORT (PEOPLE MOVERS) ACT 1989 - SECT 3

3 Interpretation

In this Act--

"operator", in relation to a people mover system in respect of which a licence is issued under part 4, means--

(a) where the licence is not leased to another by the holder thereof--the holder of the licence;
(b) where the licence is leased to another by the holder thereof--the lessee of the licence.

"people mover system" means a transport system designed and intended for use for the carriage of people by means of a fixed structure on a route that entails carriage over and above public land or water within Queensland other than carriage by--

(a) a railway within the meaning of the Transport Infrastructure (Railways) Act 1991;
(b) any moving walkway, belt or escalator.

"people moving vehicle" means a vehicle designed for use in operating a people mover system.

"public land" means land that is--

(a) Crown land within the meaning of the Land Act 1962; or
(b) land dedicated as a road for public use; or
(c) land reserved and set apart under the Land Act 1962 for any public purpose; or
(d) land held by or under the control of--
(i) a local government; or
(ii) a person or body that, for a purpose in connection with the Government of the State, is constituted by or under an Act.

"the proposer" means the person who put forward the proposal for a people mover system approved by the Governor in Council under section 15.



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