Surat Basin Rail (Infrastructure Development and Management) Act 2012

Pedestrians and drivers of vehicles must give way to—

a railway operator’s rolling stock on railway tracks at a level crossing; and

a railway manager’s rail vehicle on railway tracks at a level crossing.

If an accident happens at a level crossing because a person does not comply with subsection (1)—

the railway operator and railway manager are not liable for any injury or damage caused in the accident; and

the person must pay the railway operator or railway manager the cost of any damage caused to property of the operator or manager.

However, subsection (2) does not apply if the railway operator or railway manager, or an agent or employee of the operator or manager, were negligent in relation to the accident.