Transport (Rail Safety) Bill 2010 (Qld)

Transport (Rail Safety) Bill 2010

Transport (Rail Safety) Bill 2010

Amendments agreed to during Consideration

1 After clause 41 Page 47, after line 21—

insert—

'Subdivision 3A Exemption for particular railway

operations on application

'41A Exemption may be granted

') The chief executive may exempt a person from the requirement to be accredited for railway operations, on or at a private isolated railway, of a stated scope and nature that are proposed to be carried out by or on behalf of the person.

2)

For subsection (1), the stated scope and nature of the railway operations includes—

(a)

(b)

the railway operations for which the exemption is granted under subsection (3); and

details of the nature of the railway operations mentioned in paragraph (a), including, for example—

(i)

(ii)

the location of the railway operations or the rail infrastructure to which the railway operations relate; and

for railway operations relating to rolling stock—the type of rolling stock that can be used for the railway operations or the type of traction system that can be used for the railway operations.

'(3) An exemption under subsection (1) may be granted for 1 or more of the following—

(a)

all or stated railway operations on or at a stated private

isolated railway;

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(b)

(c)

(d)

a service or aspect, or part of a service or aspect, of stated railway operations on or at a stated private isolated railway;

construction of stated rail infrastructure for a stated private isolated railway;

an activity that is part of railway operations on or at a stated private isolated railway, including, for example, the following—

(i) (ii) (iii)

(iv)

site preparation; restoration or repair work;

testing of a railway track or other rail infrastructure;

another activity considered appropriate by the chief executive.