Surat Basin Rail (Infrastructure Development and Management) Act 2012

The Coordinator-General must, before the Coordinator-General or an associated person of the Coordinator-General enters someone else’s land—

give at least 7 days written notice of the entry to the land’s owner or occupier; or

obtain the written agreement of the land’s owner or occupier to the entry.

An authorised person must, before the authorised person or an associated person of the authorised person enters someone else’s land—

give at least 7 days written notice of the entry to the land’s owner or occupier; or

obtain the written agreement of the land’s owner or occupier to the entry.

The notice must state all of the following—

the use intended to be made of the land;

a general outline of the activities intended to be carried out on the land;

the approximate period during which the activities are expected to be carried out;

the notice is not an indication of a commitment or approval by the State, the Coordinator-General or other person to any proposal and, in particular, does not commit the State to acquiring any land;

the owner or occupier may claim compensation under section 27 by giving a notice;

the person who the owner or occupier must give a notice to under section 27.

Also, if the person entering the land is the Coordinator-General or an associated person of the Coordinator-General, the notice must—

be attached to—

for an entry under section 20, a copy of section 20; or

for an entry under section 22, a copy of section 22; and

for an entry by an associated person—state that the person is an associated person of the Coordinator-General.

In addition, if the person entering the land is an authorised person or an associated person of the authorised person, the notice must—

be attached to a copy of the works authority or investigation authority; and

state the following—

that the Coordinator-General has given the authorised person a works authority or investigation authority for an area that is part of or includes the land;

for an entry by an associated person—that the person is an associated person of the authorised person.

The person entering the land need not comply with this section for carrying out—

urgent remedial action on the railway; or

maintenance on a road.

However, if urgent remedial action is required, the person entering the land must give the land’s owner or occupier as much oral notice as is practicable.