Transport Infrastructure Act 1994

The Minister may, for the State, enter into an agreement (a light rail franchise agreement) with a person under which, or as part of which, the person is to invest in 1 or more of the following—

works for, or associated with, establishing a light rail;

designing light rail transport infrastructure;

constructing light rail transport infrastructure;

maintaining light rail transport infrastructure;

managing light rail transport infrastructure;

operating light rail transport infrastructure;

operating a public passenger service using light rail transport infrastructure.

The agreement must be consistent with—

the coordination plan; and

the objectives of this Act; and

the current transport infrastructure strategies; and

the obligations about government supported transport infrastructure set out in section 9.

The agreement may include, for example, provisions about any or all of the following—

the ownership of the light rail transport infrastructure;

the transfer of rights under the light rail franchise agreement;

the granting of security in relation to the light rail transport infrastructure;

charges for the use of the light rail transport infrastructure;

administration charges in relation to the charges mentioned in paragraph (d);

the safety and standard of the light rail transport infrastructure;

for an agreement relating to operating a public passenger service using light rail transport infrastructure—

the level of the service that is to be provided; and

performance measures relating to the operation of the service;

any other matter that the Minister considers necessary or desirable in the circumstances.