Transport Administration (General) Amendment (Parramatta Light Rail) Regulation 2018 (NSW)

New South Wales

Transport Administration (General) Amendment (Parramatta Light Rail) Regulation 2018

under the

Transport Administration Act 1988

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Minister administering the Transport Administration Act 1988, the Minister administering the Road Transport Act 2013 and the Minister for the Environment, has made the following Regulation under the Transport Administration Act 1988.

ANDREW CONSTANCE, MP

Minister for Transport and Infrastructure

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to declare the route for the Parramatta Light Rail system.

This Regulation is made under the Transport Administration Act 1988, including sections 104N (2) and 119
(the general regulation-making power).

Transport Administration (General) Amendment (Parramatta Light Rail) Regulation 2018 [NSW]

Transport Administration (General) Amendment (Parramatta

Light Rail) Regulation 2018

under the

Transport Administration Act 1988

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Transport Administration (General) Amendment (Parramatta

Light Rail) Regulation 2018.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

Transport Administration (General) Amendment (Parramatta Light Rail) Regulation 2018 [NSW]

Schedule 1 Amendment of Transport Administration (General) Regulation 2018

Schedule 1 Amendment of Transport Administration
(General) Regulation 2018

Part 3A

Insert after Part 3:

Part 3A Light rail system

15A

Declaration of Parramatta Light Rail System

(1) For the purposes of section 104N (2) of the Act, the route from Westmead to Camellia, via Parramatta, by road and then following the rail corridor north to Carlingford and east to Rosehill, as shown edged heavy black on the Parramatta Light Rail Map, generally passing along or through the roads, road related areas, rail corridors and other land (including land at Rosehill to be used as a stabling and maintenance facility), so shown on the map, is declared to be the route of a light rail system.

Note 1. The route passes along or through Railway Parade, Hawkesbury Road,

Hainsworth Street, roads within the grounds of Cumberland Hospital, Factory Street, Church Street, Macquarie Street, Harris Street, George Street, Alfred Street, River Road West, Tramway Avenue then on a new bridge over Clay Cliff Creek, James Ruse Drive and Grand Avenue North.

Note 2. The route includes tie-in areas at intersections with Darcy Road, Queens

Road, Caroline Street, Jessie Street, roads within the grounds of Cumberland Hospital, Fleet Street, New Street, O’Connell Street, Galloway Street, Pennant Hills Road, Albert Street, Harold Street, Fennell Street, Grose Street, Ross Street, Victoria Road, Palmer Street, Market Street, Phillip Street, George Street, United Lane, Horwood Place, Smith Street, Barrack Lane, Charles Street, Argus Lane, Purchase Street, Noller Parade and Arthur Street.

Note 3. The route also passes through Prince Alfred Square, Centenary Square,

Queens Wharf Reserve, the site of Cumberland Hospital, Robin Thomas Reserve, Anna Maria King Park, Winjoy Reserve, Vineyard Creek Reserve and K13 Submarine Memorial Park.

Note 4. Once a light rail route is declared the light rail system includes tracks,

catenaries, supports for tracks and catenaries, stops, access to stops, signalling and other control facilities, vehicles, vehicle depots and other facilities and equipment associated with the provision of light rail services (see section 104N (1) of the Act). Other associated facilities may include stabling facilities and substations (including land at Rosehill to be used as a stabling and maintenance facility).

(2)	The route of the light rail system includes the following:
(a) the full width of any road that the route follows,

Note. A road is defined under the Act to include a road related area. A road

related area includes a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road, so that the route includes all the land from a road included in the route to the nearest property boundary.

(b)	the stratum above and below the surface area of land as shown on that map,
(c)	the area of any bridge, viaduct or other support over which the route passes.
(3)	In this clause, Parramatta Light Rail Map means the map of the route of the Parramatta Light Rail system published in the Gazette on or before the commencement of this clause.