Western Australian Consolidated Acts

RAILWAYS (ACCESS) ACT 1998 - SECT 11

11 .         Exception to section 10

        (1)         Section 10(1) does not apply if the Minister is satisfied that a proposed amendment to the Code is —

            (a)         of a minor nature; or

            (b)         required to be made urgently.

        (2)         If in reliance on subsection (1)(b) the Minister amends the Code without complying with section 10(1) —

            (a)         he or she must call for public comment on the amendment as soon as is practicable after it has come into force; and

            (b)         section 10(2) and (3) apply with all necessary modifications.

        (3)         Having regard to any submissions made on the amendment, the Minister must consider whether he or she should amend the Code —

            (a)         to reverse the effect of the amendment; or

            (b)         in some other manner.