Very Fast Train (Route Investigation) Act 1989 (NSW)

Very Fast Train (Route Investigation) Act 1989 No 44

An Act to facilitate the investigation of a route for a very fast train linking Sydney with other centres within or outside the State; and for related purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Very Fast Train (Route Investigation) Act 1989.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3 Definitions In this Act: approved person means a person to whom a declaration in force under section 6 applies. Director-General means the Director-General of the Department of State and Regional Development. owner, in relation to land, means any person having an estate or interest in the land. permit means a permit that is in force under section 8. survey has the same meaning as in the Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002.

4 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of New South Wales and, in so far as the legislative power of Parliament permits, the Crown in all its other capacities.

5 Object of Act The object of this Act is to facilitate the surveying, examining and testing of land so as to allow the thorough investigation of a route for a very fast train linking Sydney with other centres within or outside the State.

Part 2 Permits

6 Approved persons (1) The Minister may, by an order published in the Gazette, declare a specified person or persons of a specified class to be an approved person or approved persons for the purposes of this Act and may, in the same way, revoke any such declaration. (2) The Minister may not approve any person under this section unless the Minister is satisfied that the person: (a) has access to technical expertise that is adequate to enable appropriate surveys, examinations and tests to be carried out efficiently, and (b) has available sufficient resources to compensate owners and occupiers of such land as may be affected by those activities.