New Zealand Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990

  • This version was replaced on 7 October 2016 to make corrections to sections 19(1)(b), 39(1), and clause 1 of Schedule 1 under section 25(1)(i), (j)(ii), and (j)(iv) of the Legislation Act 2012.

Reprint as at 18 July 2013

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New Zealand Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990

Public Act
 
1990 No 105
Date of assent
 
28 August 1990
Commencement
 
28 August 1990
Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

This Act is administered by the Treasury.

Contents

Title
1Short Title
2Interpretation
3Act to bind the Crown
Part 1
Formation of transferee companies and vesting of railways assets and liabilities
4Formation of transferee companies
5Crown shareholding
6Vesting of railways assets and liabilities
7Additional provisions relating to vesting of railways assets and railways liabilities
8Provisions relating to vesting of land
9Title to land
10Land certification
11Designations [Repealed]
12Ancillary powers to grant leases and other rights to use railways assets
13Continuity of employment
14Union coverage [Repealed]
15Collective employment contracts
16Contributors to Government Superannuation Fund
17Application of Income Tax Act 1976 [Repealed]
18Application of Public Finance Act 1989 [Repealed]
18AHalf-yearly reports
19Application of Ombudsmen Act 1975 and Official Information Act 1982
20Corporation not to acquire Crown land without consent
21Application of Public Works Act 1981
22Interpretation
23Disposal of affected land by Corporation
24Disposal of affected land by transferee company or railway operator
25Disposal of land
25ASubdivision
26Disposal of former Maori land
27Sections 21 to 26 not to affect existing rights
28Exercise of powers under Public Works Act 1981 by Corporation
Part 2
General
29Authority for railway operators
30Conflict with New Zealand Railways Corporation Act 1981
31Application of New Zealand Railways Corporation Act 1981
32Regulations relating to railway operators
33Amendment to Land Tax Act 1976
34Amendments to New Zealand Railways Corporation Act 1981
35Amendments to other Acts
36Repeals
37Savings
Part 3
Maori land claims
38District Land Registrar to register necessary memorial
39Resumption of land on recommendation of Waitangi Tribunal
40Resumption of land to be effected under Public Works Act 1981
Part 4
Amendments to Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
41This Part to be read with Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
42Functions of Tribunal
43Claims relating to land vested under New Zealand Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990
Schedule 1
Application of New Zealand Railways Corporation Act 1981 to railway operators
Schedule 2
Amendments to New Zealand Railways Corporation Act 1981
Schedule 3
Other enactments amended
Schedule 4
Enactments repealed
Schedule 5
Modifications of provisions of Public Works Act 1981 applicable to acquisition of land pursuant to recommendation of Waitangi Tribunal
Reprint notes

An Act to enable the New Zealand Railways Corporation to be restructured, to provide for the vesting in companies incorporated under the Companies Act 1955 and in the Crown of railways assets and liabilities, to amend the New Zealand Railways Corporation Act 1981, and to provide for related matters