Transport Administration Amendment (Closure of Railway Line at Newcastle) Act 2015 (NSW)

An Act to amend the Transport Administration Act 1988 to authorise the closure of the railway line from Wickham to Newcastle.

1Name of Act

This Act is the Transport Administration Amendment (Closure of Railway Line at Newcastle) Act 2015.

2Commencement

This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.

3Amendment of Transport Administration Act 1988 No 109

Insert at the end of the Schedule, with appropriate Part and clause numbering:

PartProvisions authorising closure of railway line(1)

For the purposes of section 99A, a rail infrastructure owner is authorised to close the whole or any part of the railway line that runs from Railway Street, Wickham, to Newcastle railway station, corner of Scott and Watt Streets, Newcastle.

(2)

Accordingly, a rail infrastructure owner authorised under subclause (1) may sell or otherwise dispose of the land concerned and remove the railway tracks and other works concerned.

This Part extends to any action taken by a rail infrastructure owner before the commencement of this Part.