Transport Administration Act 1988

For the purposes of giving effect to the amending Act, a rail authority may make and enter into contracts, leases, licences or other arrangements with another rail authority or any other person with respect to the provision of services or the supply of goods jointly to both rail authorities or to one of the authorities.

Any such contract, lease, licence or other arrangement may apply to the provision of services or the supply of goods by either of the authorities or by any other person.

Any such contract, lease, licence or other arrangement may be entered into, and has effect, despite any requirement for consent under any other contract, lease, licence or arrangement between a rail authority and any other person.

The operation of this clause is not to be regarded—

as a breach of a contract or confidence or otherwise as a civil wrong, or

as a breach of any contractual provision prohibiting, restricting or regulating the assignment of assets, rights or liabilities, or

as giving rise to any remedy by a party to an instrument, or as causing or permitting the termination of any instrument.

Nothing in this clause limits any other power of a rail authority to enter into any contract, lease, licence or other arrangement with another rail authority or any other person.

In this clause—