Transport Administration Act 1988

A person who proposes to connect railway track to the NSW rail network must obtain—

the written consent of the infrastructure owner concerned, and

if the work proposed involves crossing and placing railway track on railway land in order to connect with the NSW rail network, the written consent of the railway land owner.

An infrastructure owner may grant a consent under this clause on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

the connection accords with the objectives of the owner and, in particular, will not adversely affect the efficient, safe and reliable operation of that network, and

the NSW rail network has sufficient capacity to handle any additional traffic generated by the connection, and

the connection will comply with the requirements of the Rail Safety National Law (NSW) and any other relevant legislation (including any planning legislation), and

the costs of making and maintaining the connection are paid by the person seeking the connection.

A railway land owner may grant a consent under this clause on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit. However, the railway land owner must not unreasonably prevent a person who occupies land that adjoins railway land from constructing railway track on railway land for the purpose of connecting it to the NSW rail network.

An infrastructure owner or, in a case to which subclause (1)(b) applies, a railway land owner, may disconnect and remove railway track that has not been authorised as required by this clause.