Port Kembla Inner Harbour Construction and Agreement Ratification Act 1955 (NSW)

Port Kembla Inner Harbour Construction and Agreement Ratification Act 1955 No 43

An Act to sanction and to provide for the construction and equipment of an inner harbour at Port Kembla; to authorise the construction of a railway from Coniston Marshalling Yards to the port boundary of that harbour; to ratify a certain Agreement made between The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited of the first part Australian Iron & Steel Limited of the second part and the Minister for Public Works for and on behalf of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the third part with respect to the exchange of lands, with respect to the granting to those Companies of an exclusive right to construct wharves on certain lands and with respect to certain other matters; to provide for the carrying into effect of that Agreement; to amend the Public Works Act 1912, and certain other Acts in certain respects; and for purposes connected therewith.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act (1) This Act may be cited as the Port Kembla Inner Harbour Construction and Agreement Ratification Act 1955. (2) (Repealed)

2 Definitions In this Act, unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires: Agreement means the Agreement, a copy of which is set out in the Second Schedule to this Act. A.I.S. means Australian Iron & Steel Limited. B.H.P. means the Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited. Commissioner means the Commissioner for Railways incorporated by the Transport (Division of Functions) Act 1932, or other the corporation controlling the Government Railways of New South Wales. Director means the Director of Public Works or other the Permanent Head of Public Works of New South Wales or the person acting as such for the time being. Plan means the plan referred to in section four of this Act.