Rail Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2012

In the Rail Safety National Law (NT):

court means the Local Court.

emergency services means each of the following:

the Police Force of the Northern Territory established by section

5(1) of the Police Administration Act 1978;

the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service established by section 5(1) of the Fire and Emergency Act 1996;

the Northern Territory Emergency Service as defined in section 8 of the Emergency Management Act 2013;

another body or organisation prescribed by local regulations.

Gazette means the Government Gazette of the

Northern Territory.

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law means:

the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law:

as in force from time to time, set out in the Schedule to the

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld); and

as it applies as a law of the Territory, a State or another

Territory (with or without modification); or

the law of a State or another Territory that substantially corresponds to the law referred to in paragraph (a).

magistrate means a Local Court Judge.

medical practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student).

Minister means the Minister allotted responsibility for the administration of this Act by an Administrative Arrangement Order made under section 35 of the Interpretation Act 1978.

police officer means a member of the Police Force of the Northern Territory established by section 5(1) of the Police

Administration Act 1978.

prescribed notifiable occurrence means a prescribed notifiable occurrence within the meaning of the national regulations.

registered nurse means a person registered under the

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law:

to practise in the nursing profession (other than as a student);

and

in the registered nurses division of that profession.

road means an area that:

is open to or used by the public; and

is developed for, or has as one of its main uses, the driving, riding or towing of road vehicles.

road vehicle means a motor vehicle as defined in section 3(1) of the Traffic Act 1987.

shared path means an area that:

is open to or used by the public; and

is developed for, or has as one of its main uses, use by both pedestrians and riders of bicycles.

the jurisdiction or this jurisdiction means the Northern Territory.

For the local application provisions of this Act, the Rail

Safety National Law (NT) and any other Act or law:

the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator is not an Agency as defined in section 18A of the Interpretation Act 1978;

and

an employee of the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator is not an employee as defined in section 3(1) of the Public

Sector Employment and Management Act 1993.