New Zealand Railways Corporation Act 1981

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Reprint as at 7 August 2020

New Zealand Railways Corporation Act 1981

Public Act		1981 No 119
Date of assent		23 October 1981
Commencement		see section 1(2)

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

This Act is administered by the Treasury.

	Title
1	Short Title and commencement
2	Interpretation
	Part 1 New Zealand Railways Corporation
3	Minister of Railways [Repealed]
3A	Relationship to Resource Management Act 1991
4	New Zealand Railways Corporation
5	Transfer of property contracts and liabilities to Corporation
6	Meetings of directors
7	Disclosure of interests
7A	Indemnification and insurance
8	Corporation procedure
9	General Manager of Corporation
10	Delegation of functions and powers
10A	Directions to carry out functions and exercise powers of Corporation
11	Remuneration of directors
	Part 2 Functions and powers of Corporation
12	Functions of Corporation
13	Powers of Corporation
14	Power to alter operations and services
15	Financial contributions
16	Carriage of passengers and goods otherwise than by rail
17	Carriage of passengers and goods by water
18	Carriage of goods
19	Conveyance of hazardous substances and dangerous goods [Repealed]
20	Power to sell goods left by unknown owner
21	Power to act as agent of consignor of any goods to collect the price thereof
22	Power to retain goods received for conveyance if subject to unpaid Customs duties
23	Power to produce, sell, hire, and operate
24	Power in relation to property
25	Acquisition and disposal of shares, stock, or interest in company or business
26	Power to purchase and authorise sale of liquor on railway [Repealed]
27	Food and entertainment licences under Sale of Liquor Act in respect of railway restaurants [Repealed]
28	Disposal of railways
29	Powers of Corporation as to use of railways, wharves, etc
30	Powers of Minister and Corporation under Public Works Act 1981
31	Power to protect railway
31A	Railway drains [Repealed]
32	Certificates of title for railway land
33	Lands and buildings may be leased
34	Development licences may be granted in respect of unused railway land or buildings
35	Grant of easements
	Part 3 Financial provisions
36	Capital of Corporation
37	Borrowing by and loans to Corporation
37A	Power to enter into swaps or other financial arrangements
37B	Financial provisions relating to liability of the Crown in respect of Corporation’s debt
38	Investments
39	Bank accounts
40	Capital works expenditure programme [Repealed]
41	Unauthorised expenditure [Repealed]
42	Dividends on capital
43	Financial statements and annual report [Repealed]
	Part 4 Inquiries [Repealed]
44	Appointment of Board of Inquiry as to matters affecting administration of railways [Repealed]
45	Corporation inquiries [Repealed]
	Part 5 Railway operations
46	Safety of Corporation railways [Repealed]
47	New Corporation railways [Repealed]
48	Corporation may agree to work branch railway or siding in connection with railway
49	Corporation may agree with companies for running powers over lines
50	Railway crossings [Repealed]
51	Local authorities may contribute towards cost of railway bridge or subway [Repealed]
52	Lights, etc, liable to be confused with railway signals [Repealed]
53	Warning devices at level crossings [Repealed]
54	Traffic at level crossings [Repealed]
55	Rail traffic to have right of way [Repealed]
56	Employee may impound trespassing cattle
57	No railways to cross Corporation railways without consent [Repealed]
58	Gates and cattle stops [Repealed]
	Part 6 Wellington to Johnsonville and Hutt Valley railways [Repealed]
59	Application of this Part [Repealed]
60	Interpretation [Repealed]
61	Restriction upon the carrying on of passenger services [Repealed]
62	Offences [Repealed]
63	Corporation to carry on passenger services within prescribed area [Repealed]
64	Information for offences [Repealed]
65	Hutt Valley passenger services [Repealed]
	Part 7 Staff administration
66	Appointment and dismissal of officers and employees of the Corporation
67	Salaries and conditions of employment [Repealed]
68	Application of State Services Conditions of Employment Act 1977 [Repealed]
69	Application of State Services Act 1962 [Repealed]
70	Labour Relations Act 1987 not to apply [Repealed]
71	Officers and employees of New Zealand Government Railways [Repealed]
72	Superannuation of officers and employees
73	Classification of Corporation [Repealed]
74	Right of workers to become members of service organisations [Repealed]
74A	Preference to be obtained only by virtue of service organisation membership clause [Repealed]
74B	Obligatory rules concerning service organisation membership clauses [Repealed]
74C	Implementation of ballot where determinations contain service organisation membership clause [Repealed]
74D	Implementation of ballot where determinations do not contain service organisation membership clause [Repealed]
74E	Power to make consequential amendments to determination [Repealed]
74F	Explanatory note in relation to expiry of service organisation membership clause [Repealed]
74G	Insertion of service organisation membership clause in determination to which 2 or more service organisations are parties [Repealed]
74H	Notice to Registrar [Repealed]
74I	Conduct of ballot [Repealed]
74J	Restriction on issue of certificates [Repealed]
74K	Offences in relation to ballots [Repealed]
74L	Applications for inquiries [Repealed]
74M	Inquiries into ballots [Repealed]
74N	Ballot papers, etc, to be preserved [Repealed]
74O	Enforcement of service organisation membership clauses [Repealed]
74P	Application for exemption from membership of service organisation [Repealed]
74Q	Intervention by other service organisations or unions or central organisation of workers [Repealed]
74R	Discrimination [Repealed]
74S	Right to become member of service organisation [Repealed]
75	Method of appointment to Corporation [Repealed]
75A	Appointment of officers under contract [Repealed]
76	Limiting power of making new appointments to Corporation [Repealed]
77	Officers may be transferred from State Services or education service to Railways Corporation [Repealed]
78	Power to reappoint employees of service organisations [Repealed]
79	Effective date of appointments [Repealed]
80	Annual determinations as to suitability for promotion [Repealed]
	Apprentices [Repealed]
81	Engagement of apprentices [Repealed]
82	Indentures of apprenticeship [Repealed]
83	Transfer of apprentices [Repealed]
84	Establishment of apprenticeship advisory committee [Repealed]
	Promotions and transfers within Corporation [Repealed]
85	Positions may be filled by transfer of members already in Corporation [Repealed]
86	Appointments to be provisional [Repealed]
87	Provisional appointment may at any time be cancelled by Corporation [Repealed]
88	Continuous review of classification and grading [Repealed]
89	Review of grading [Repealed]
90	Grading Committee [Repealed]
91	Successful application for review of grading [Repealed]
92	Railway employees responsible for damage [Repealed]
93	Penalties for breach of regulations or rules [Repealed]
	Constitution of Appeal Board and rights of appeal [Repealed]
94	Railways Corporation Appeal Board [Repealed]
95	Election of members of Appeal Board [Repealed]
96	Procedure as to appeals [Repealed]
97	Costs of appeals [Repealed]
98	Rights of appeal of members [Repealed]
98A	Rights of appeal in respect of enterprise units and positions for which range of rates of remuneration is prescribed [Repealed]
99	Rights of appeal of temporary employees [Repealed]
100	Notice of appeal, jurisdiction, etc [Repealed]
101	Offence to attempt to influence improperly Appeal Board or any member thereof [Repealed]
102	Regulations [Repealed]
	Part 8 New Zealand Railways Staff Welfare Society [Repealed]
103	Interpretation [Repealed]
104	Constitution and membership of society [Repealed]
105	Functions of society [Repealed]
106	New Zealand Railways Staff Welfare Board [Repealed]
107	Meetings of Welfare Board [Repealed]
108	Miscellaneous financial provisions [Repealed]
109	Contracts of Welfare Board [Repealed]
	Part 9 Regulations, scales of charges, and codes of practice
	Regulations
110	Regulations
111	Scales of charges
	Codes of practice
112	Codes of practice
113	Codes of practice to be approved by Minister
114	Citation and proof of codes of practice
	Part 10 General provisions
115	Offences
116	Penalties for damage to railways
117	Certificate by Corporation to be evidence of certain facts
118	Fees for preparation of documents, etc
119	Authorisation of reclamation
119A	Application of certain transport Acts to Corporation
120	Repeals and amendments
	Schedule 1 Appointments of officers [Repealed]
	Schedule 2 Wellington to Johnsonville and Hutt Valley railways
	Schedule 3 Reclamation authorised
	Schedule 4 Enactments repealed
	Reprint notes

An Act to establish a corporation to maintain, operate, and develop the services at present carried on by the New Zealand Government Railways Department and to consolidate and amend the law relating thereto

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