Rail Company Act 2009

The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may – provide, or provide for, a process for the resolution of a dispute as to what is a reasonable fee or other reasonable consideration for the purposes of section 25(4); and provide for such a process by reference to another Act or in any other manner; and authorise the Valuer-General, or another person specified in the regulations, to determine such a dispute; and provide that the determination of such a dispute in accordance with the process provided in, or provided for by, the regulations is binding on the parties to the dispute; and provide for arrangements for employees affected by a transfer of employment by virtue of this Act or a sale under section 33; and provide for the deregistration of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company under the Corporations Act.

The regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations.

The regulations may – provide that a contravention of any of the regulations is an offence; and in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.

The regulations may authorise any matter to be from time to time approved, determined, applied or regulated by the Minister or the Treasurer.

The regulations may – provide for savings or transitional matters necessary or expedient for bringing this Act into operation; and provide for savings or transitional matters consequent on – a sale under section 33; or a transfer of any rail infrastructure and related assets, liabilities and contracts to a transfer recipient under a transfer notice.

Regulations made under subsection (6) may – include, without limitation, provisions providing for the transfer of employees to a transfer recipient and for related matters; and provide for any of the savings or transitional matters to take effect when this Act commences or on a later day specified in the regulations, whether the day so specified is before, on or after the day on which the regulations are made.