State Transport (People Movers) Act 1989 (Qld)

State Transport (People Movers) Act 1989

An Act to provide for the construction and operation of certain types of transport systems for the carriage of people

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the State Transport (People Movers) Act 1989.

2 Operation of Act after commencement of this section (1) After the commencement— (a) this Act has effect only for the purposes of existing systems; and (b) a person can not commit an offence under section 17(1)(a) or (b) in relation to a people mover system, other than an existing system for which there is a licence in force under this Act. (2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that, after the commencement— (a) the chief executive must not enter into an agreement under part 3 in relation to a people mover system; and (b) this Act does not apply to the construction or operation of a people mover system, other than the operation of an existing system for which there is a licence in force under this Act. Note— After the commencement, a people mover system could be constructed and operated under the authority of the Integrated Planning Act 1997 and other relevant law. This Act will not be relevant. (3) Despite subsection (1)(a), the chief executive must not act under section 19(1A) to issue a further licence to any person. (4) Subsection (3) does not prevent the renewal of a licence in accordance with the provisions of the licence. (5) In this section— commencement means the commencement of this section. existing system means a people mover system that, immediately before the commencement, was in operation under a licence under part 4.

3 Interpretation In this Act— operator, in relation to a people mover system in respect of which a licence is issued under part 4, means— (a) where the licence is not leased to another by the holder thereof—the holder of the licence; (b) where the licence is leased to another by the holder thereof—the lessee of the licence. people mover system means a transport system designed and intended for use for the carriage of people by means of a fixed structure on a route that entails carriage over and above public land or water within Queensland other than carriage by— (a) a railway within the meaning of the Transport Infrastructure (Railways) Act 1991; (b) any moving walkway, belt or escalator. people moving vehicle means a vehicle designed for use in operating a people mover system. public land means land that is— (a) Crown land within the meaning of the Land Act 1962; or (b) land dedicated as a road for public use; or (c) land reserved and set apart under the Land Act 1962 for any public purpose; or (d) land held by or under the control of— (i) a local government; or (ii) a person or body that, for a purpose in connection with the Government of the State, is constituted by or under an Act. the proposer means the person who put forward the proposal for a people mover system approved by the Governor in Council under section 15.