Rail Safety National Law Rail Safety National Law National Regulations (Miscellaneous) Variation Regulations 2017 (NSW)

Rail Safety National Law National Regulations

(Miscellaneous) Variation Regulations 2017

under the Rail Safety National Law

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary

1             Short title

2             Commencement

3             Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Rail Safety National Law National Regulations 2012

4             Variation of regulation 7—Railways to which Law does or does not apply

5             Variation of Schedule 3—Fees

Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Rail Safety National Law National Regulations

(Miscellaneous) Variation Regulations 2017.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on the day on which the Rail Safety

National Law (South Australia) (Miscellaneous No 3) Amendment Act 2017 comes

into operation.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified

regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Rail Safety National Law National

Regulations 2012

4—Variation of regulation 7—Railways to which Law does or does not apply

Regulation 7(1)(a)—delete "for the North West Rail Link Project" and substitute:

by or on behalf of a public transport agency constituted under the Transport

Administration Act 1988 of New South Wales

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5—Variation of Schedule 3—Fees

(1)	Schedule 3, Part 1, table, descriptions for items 1 to 9 (inclusive) —after
"Application" wherever occurring insert in each case:

fee

(2) Schedule 3, Part 1, table—after the entry relating to item 1 insert:

Section Description Fee

1A	64(5)	Application (complex operations) fee for	$80 000
accreditation

(3) Schedule 3, Part 2, clause 1(1)—delete "Pursuant to section 76(1)" and substitute:

For the purposes of section 76

(4) Schedule 3, Part 2, clause 1—after subclause (1) insert:

(1a)	The Regulator may determine that an accredited person must pay, in
addition to the fee calculated under subclause (1) in respect of a
particular financial year, an additional fee (a project component fee)
in respect of that year, being 1 or more of the following fees:

(a) $198 000;

(b) $140 000;

(c) $93 000.

(1b)	For the purposes of subclause (1a), in determining whether a project
component fee is payable in respect of a particular financial year by
an accredited person in relation to the person's railway operations
(and, if so, which fee or fees), the Regulator must take into account
the following factors:

(a) whether the railway operations, or any part of the railway

operations, involve the introduction of new rolling stock or

rail infrastructure not previously used in Australia;

(b) whether the railway operations, or any part of the railway

operations, involve the introduction of safety critical

systems or other rail technology not previously used in

Australia;

(c) the complexity of any contract delivery or system

integration in relation to the railway operations, or any part

of the railway operations;

(d) the extent of any change required to the safety management

system or network rules in respect of the railway operations,

or any part of the railway operations;

(e) the extent of any new safety risks identified in relation to the

railway operations, or any part of the railway operations,

and the anticipated impact that those factors will have on the

regulatory oversight that may be required by the Regulator in respect

of the railway operations, or any part of the railway operations.

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(1c)	After considering the factors referred to in subclause (1b), the
Regulator—

(a) must notify the accredited person in writing—

(i)      that, in addition to the annual fee referred to in

subclause (1), the Regulator is considering charging

the person the project component fee or fees

specified in the notice; and

(ii)     that the person may, within 7 days or such longer

period as is specified in the notice, make written

representations to the Regulator showing cause why

the fee or fees should not be charged; and

(b) must consider any representations made under

paragraph (a)(ii) and not withdrawn.

(1d)	For the purposes of section 76(4)(e) of the Law, a decision of the
Regulator to charge a project component fee or fees is a reviewable
decision to which Part 7 of the Law applies.
(1e)	If the Regulator proceeds with a decision to charge an accredited
person a particular project component fee or fees, the Regulator must
notify the person of that fact and include in the notice—

(a) the reasons why the Regulator is charging the fee or fees;

and

(b)	the total of the fees being charged; and
(c)	the date on or before which the fee is or fees are to be paid;

and

(d) information about the right of review under Part 7 of the

Law.

Made by the Governor

on the unanimous recommendation of the responsible Ministers and with the advice and

consent of the Executive Council

on 7 June 2017

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