Western Australia

                    Fitzgerald Street Bus Bridge Act 1991


                              Western Australia

                    Fitzgerald Street Bus Bridge Act 1991

                                  CONTENTS

     1.     Short title      1
     2.     Commencement     1
     3.     Restriction on proposed work      1
     4.     Provisions of other Acts    2

                                    NOTES






                              Western Australia


                    Fitzgerald Street Bus Bridge Act 1991

An Act to restrict proposed work on a bus bridge over the railway of
Fitzgerald Street, Perth, to allow for community consultation and a proper
assessment of alternatives.

                                              [Assented to 3 December 1991.]


The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

1.    Short title


            This Act may be cited as the Fitzgerald Street Bus Bridge
       Act 1991.

2.    Commencement


            This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it
       receives the Royal Assent.

3.    Restriction on proposed work


      (1)   No site or construction work shall be undertaken on the
       building of a proposed bus bridge over the railway at Fitzgerald
       Street, Perth, unless a resolution has been passed by each House of
       Parliament.

      (2)   A resolution under subsection (1) shall not be considered
       unless the Minister for Transport has caused a copy of the proposal
       for the project under subsection (3) to be laid before each House of
       Parliament by no later than Tuesday, 3 December 1991.

      (3)   The Minister shall not cause the proposal referred to in
       subsection (2) to be laid before each House of Parliament unless
       satisfied that - 
      (a)   the Western Australian Government Railway Commission and other
             proponents of the project have consulted with the Perth City
             Council and the affected residential and business communities
             with a view to reaching a mutually agreed solution to the
             problem of gaining bus, cycle and pedestrian access over the
             railway reserve;
      (b)   the option of extending the rail tunnel to allow a crossing at
             grade has been fully evaluated; and
      (c)   the proposal includes a plan of the project and details of the
             consultations which have taken place.

4.    Provisions of other Acts


            This Act shall have effect notwithstanding any provision of any
       other Act.
                                    Notes

1.    This is a compilation of the Fitzgerald Street Bus Bridge Act 1991
    and includes all amendments effected by the other Acts referred to in
    the following Table.

                                Table of Acts
|Act         |Number |Assent     |Commencemen|Miscellan|
|            |and    |           |t          |eous     |
|            |Year   |           |           |         |
|Fitzgerald  |34 of  |3 December |3 December |         |
|Street Bus  |1991   |1991       |1991       |         |
|Bridge      |       |           |           |         |
|Act 1991    |       |           |           |         |