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Hon Annette King

Rail Network Bill

Government Bill

251—2

As reported from the Government Administration Committee

Contents

Part 1
Preliminary provisions

4 Interpretation

5 Act binds the Crown

Part 2
Rail network

Subpart 1—Entity responsible for operating rail network

Key governance provisions

6 New Zealand Railways Corporation continues in existence

Powers of entity

9 General powers of entity

10 Powers to grant leases and other rights

11 Certificates of title for rail network land

12 Rail network development plan

Application of other Acts to entity

~~13 Application of Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956~~

14 Application of Inland Revenue Acts

15 Application of Public Works Act 1981

16 Application of Resource Management Act 1991

17 Application of certain land transport Acts to entity

Subpart 2—Disposal of affected rail network land

Procedure for disposal by entity

18 Offer to former owner or former owner's successor

19 Sale to owner of adjacent land

20 Determination of current market value

21 Sale to other persons

Disposal of former Maori land

22 Disposal of former Maori land

Transfer of affected rail network land

23 Transfer of affected rail network land

Subdivisions relating to disposal of affected rail network land

24 Application of Resource Management Act 1991

26 Consultation with Registrar-General of Land

27 Conditions to be endorsed on survey plan

28 Condition under section 25(a)

29 Covenant under section 25(b)

30 Cancellation of condition or covenant

31 Consequences of amalgamation

Subpart 3—Miscellaneous provisions

32 Treatment of assets on land

33 Certificate by entity to be evidence of certain facts

34 Railway bodies corporate

35 Authority for railway bodies corporate

36 Closure of railway lines or turning facilities controlled by entity

Regulation-making powers

~~37 Regulations~~

Repeals, consequential amendments, revocations, and transitional and savings provisions

39 Consequential amendments

41 Transitional and savings provisions

Schedule 1
Enactments amended and regulations revoked

Schedule 2
Transitional and savings provisions

Legislative history

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: