Transport Infrastructure (Railways) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1995 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1995 No. 66 Transport Infrastructure (Railways) Act1991 TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE (RAILWAYS) AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1995 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 10 (Animals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of s 14 (Crossing of railway lines by pedestrians) . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Omission of s 21 (Loitering) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of s 33 (Drivers to obey directions and warning signals) . . . . 3 7 Replacement of s 34 (Parking of vehicles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 34 Parking of vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Amendment of s 46 (Prescribed amount—luggage—Act, s 70) . . . . . . . . . 5

s1 2 s3 Transport Infrastructure (Railways) Amendment No. 66, 1995 (No. 1) ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Transport Infrastructure (Railways) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1995 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the TransportInfrastructure(Railways)Regulation 1994 . ˙ Amendment of s 10 (Animals) 3.(1) Section 10(1)(a)— omit, insert— ‘(a) unless permitted under the Guide Dogs Act 1972 , bring an animal into a passenger compartment of a carriage; or’. (2) Section 10(1)(d)(iii)— omit . (3) Section 10— insert— ‘ (3) If an employee reasonably believes that to ensure safety at a level crossing at a particular time a person must not ride or drive an animal on the crossing, the employee may prohibit the person from riding or driving the animal on the crossing. ‘ (4) The person must obey the direction unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. ‘ (5) The rider or driver of an animal must not stay, or allow the animal to stay, on a level crossing for longer than is reasonably necessary for the animal to cross it. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.’.

s4 3 s6 Transport Infrastructure (Railways) Amendment No. 66, 1995 (No. 1) ˙ Amendment of s 14 (Crossing of railway lines by pedestrians) 4. Section 14(2)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) A person must not enter a level crossing if— (a) a warning signal given by Queensland Railways is operating, sounding or has just sounded in the vicinity of the crossing; or (b) there is danger of a train striking the person. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (3) If an employee reasonably believes that to ensure safety at a level crossing at a particular time a person must not enter the crossing, the employee may direct the person not to enter the crossing. ‘ (4) The person must obey the direction unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (5) A person must not stay on a level crossing for longer than is reasonably necessary for the person to cross it. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.’. ˙ Omission of s 21 (Loitering) 5. Section 21— omit . ˙ Amendment of s 33 (Drivers to obey directions and warning signals) 6.(1) Section 33(a)— omit. (2) Section 33(b) and (c)— renumber as section 33(a) and (b). (3) Section 33—

s7 4 s7 Transport Infrastructure (Railways) Amendment No. 66, 1995 (No. 1) insert— ‘ (2) If an employee reasonably believes that to ensure safety at a level crossing at a particular time a person must not drive a vehicle on the crossing, the employee may direct the person not to drive the vehicle on the crossing. ‘ (3) The person must obey the direction unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. ‘ (4) The driver of a vehicle must not stay, or allow the vehicle to stay, on a level crossing for longer than is reasonably necessary for the vehicle to cross it. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.’. ˙ Replacement of s 34 (Parking of vehicles) 7. Section 34— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Parking of vehicles ‘ 34.(1) A vehicle’s driver must obey a direction by an employee or a direction indicated on a sign, about parking a vehicle on a railway, unless the driver has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. ‘ (2) A vehicle’s driver may only park the vehicle on a railway— (a) to engage in business with Queensland Railways; or (b) to bring a passenger to a railway to board a train; or (c) to pick up a person who is arriving, or has arrived, at a railway by train; or (d) for transporting the vehicle by rail. ‘ (3) A vehicle’s driver must comply with subsection (2) unless the driver has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.’.

s8 5 s8 Transport Infrastructure (Railways) Amendment No. 66, 1995 (No. 1) ˙ Amendment of s 46 (Prescribed amount—luggage—Act, s 70) 8. Section 46, ‘passengers’— omit, insert— ‘passenger’s’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 23 March 1995. 2. Notified in the Gazette on 24 March 1995. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Transport. © State of Queensland 1995