2013‑2014

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Presented and read a first time

Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Amendment Bill 2014

No.      , 2014

(Infrastructure and Regional Development)

A Bill for an Act to amend the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act 1961, and for related purposes

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                                                3

Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act 1961                                                3

A Bill for an Act to amend the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act 1961, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Amendment Act 2014.

2  Commencement

                   This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3  Schedule(s)

                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act 1961

1  After section 4

Insert:

5  Final payment to the Commonwealth

             (1)  Despite clause 12 of the Agreement (as varied by the Amending Agreement), Western Australia may pay to the Commonwealth, in a single lump sum, the total amount outstanding under that clause.

             (2)  If Western Australia does so, Western Australia has no further liability to the Commonwealth under the Agreement (as varied by the Amending Agreement).

6  Repeal of this Act

             (1)  If Western Australia makes the payment to the Commonwealth as mentioned in subsection 5(1), this Act is repealed on the 28th day (the repeal day) after the payment is made.

             (2)  Before the repeal day, the Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day this Act is to be repealed.