Broken Hill to South Australian Border Railway Agreement Act 1968 (NSW)

Broken Hill to South Australian Border Railway Agreement Act 1968 No 59

An Act to ratify and provide for carrying into effect an Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the States of New South Wales and South Australia in relation to the construction of a railway to connect Broken Hill to the border of South Australia; to empower the State of South Australia to maintain and operate such railway; to validate certain matters; and for purposes connected therewith.

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Broken Hill to South Australian Border Railway Agreement Act 1968.

2 Act to bind Crown This Act shall bind the Crown.

3 Definitions In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires: land includes Crown lands, and buildings, messuages, tenements and hereditaments of any tenure, and any easement, right or privilege in, over or affecting any land. the Agreement means the Agreement a copy of which is set out in the Schedule. the Railway means the Railway authorised by this Act to be constructed.

4 Approval of Agreement (1) The Agreement is hereby approved and may be carried into effect notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act. (2) All matters and things by the Agreement agreed to be done by or on behalf of the State of New South Wales or by or on behalf of the State of South Australia within New South Wales are hereby sanctioned and authorised. Any act performed or work carried out before the commencement of this Act in connection with the Railway is hereby validated. (3) Any claim made by any person in respect of any matter directly or indirectly related to the construction of the Railway or the execution, or the carrying into effect, of the Agreement by any of the parties thereto shall be for damages or compensation only and no injunction shall be granted in respect of any such claim which would operate to prevent or restrict in any way any person from carrying out all or any part of the work authorised by this Act or by the Agreement.