South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

RAIL SAFETY ACT 1996 - SECT 4

4—Application of Act

        (1)         This Act applies to—

            (a)         a railway within, or partly within, the State with a track gauge equal to or greater than 600 mm; and

            (b)         any other system designed to transport passengers or freight or both and declared by the regulations to be a railway for the purposes of this Act,

and to the operation of any such railway.

        (2)         This Act does not apply to—

            (a)         a railway in a mine which is underground or predominantly underground and used in connection with the performance of mining operations; or

            (b)         a slipway; or

            (c)         a crane-type runway; or

            (d)         a railway or system of a class excluded by the regulations from the operation of this Act.

        (3)         The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, confer exemptions from this Act or specified provisions of this Act—

            (a)         on specified persons or persons of a specified class; or

            (b)         in relation to specified railways or railways of a specified class.

        (4)         An exemption under subsection (3) may be granted by the Minister on conditions specified by the Minister.

        (5)         The Minister may, at any time, by further notice in the Gazette—

            (a)         vary or revoke an exemption; or

            (b)         vary or revoke a condition of an exemption.

        (6)         A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a condition imposed under this section is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $20 000.