The Tourist and Heritage Railways Act 2010 (the THR Act) is a law enacted by the Parliament of the

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, Australia and is the prime statute regulating the activities of tourist and heritage rail operators in the State. The Act covers the bulk of Victoria's operational tourist and heritage

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including many heavy and light rail operations and

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ways, predominantly in regional areas of

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. The Tourist and Heritage Railways Act and the supporting regulations were developed by the

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conducted by the

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. The Act was the first dedicated statute in

for the tourist and heritage railways sector (the THR sector) and is also the only dedicated principal statute for the THR sector in Australia. The Act was passed in late 2010 and came into force on 1 October 2011. It replaced provisions regulating the THR sector in the

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. The Tourist and Heritage Railways Act is part of the transport

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and

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framework in

headed by the

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Outline

The broad purpose of the Act is ". . . to promote the long term viability of the tourist and heritage railway sector and promote an improvement in the operations of that sector as part of an integrated and sustainable transport system . . ." The Act establishes a regulatory scheme with the following key elements: * development of an asset register for tourist and heritage assets including state-owned assets * provision for new lease agreements for the state rail assets used by tourist and heritage operators * creation of a voluntary registration scheme * establishment of a Tourist and Heritage Railways Registrar and advisory committee.

Industry background

The Tourist and Heritage Railways Act and the background to its development and passage was summarised by Ian Shepherd, Kate Williams and Jenny Gabriele in an article in the Railway Gazette International.Ian Shepherd, Kate Williams and Jenny Gabriele, Supporting Victoria's Railway Heritage, Railway Gazette International, May 2012, page 59. The authors noted that "With around 60 tourist and heritage railways or tramways, Australia has more lines per capita that Europe or the USA. A third of them are in Victoria, where Australia's railway preservation movement started with the formation of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society in 1955." The tourist and heritage railways sector in

today consists of organisations which operate, restore and preserve tourist and heritage

and

ways. It is estimated that around 3,500 Victorians are actively involved in the industry.

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, Legislative Assembly, 27 July 2010. As of 1 January 2011 there were around 22 organisations across the State although only 17 are expected to be subject to the new statute. The THR

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operate in various locations across

, primarily in regional areas. The railways attract

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and provide economic benefits to the regional areas where they operate with an estimated half a million people visiting the railways each year.

Parts

The Act is divided into seven parts: # Preliminary # Administration # Tourist and Heritage Rail Asset Register # Lease Agreements # Voluntary

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Scheme # General # Consequential Amendments and Savings

Coverage

The Act regulates the majority of the operational tourist and heritage railways in

. To be covered by the Act, a tourist and heritage railway operator must be a not for profit

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that provides historical and heritage-related rail services mostly for tourists and mostly in

. The following railways are covered by the Act: * Alexandra Timber and Tramway Museum *

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Bellarine Railway The Bellarine Railway, formerly the Bellarine Peninsula Railway, is a volunteer-operated steam-driven tourist railway located in Victoria, Australia. It operates on a 16 km section of a formerly disused branch line on the Bellarine Penin ...

Bendigo Tramways
*

Daylesford Spa Country Railway The Daylesford Spa Country Railway (which is operated by the Central Highlands Tourist Railway) is a volunteer-operated gauge tourist railway located in Victoria, Australia. It operates on a section of the closed and dismantled Daylesford line ...

Diesel Electric Railmotor Preservation Association of Victoria
* Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Society * Mornington Railway Preservation Society * Portland Cable Tram *

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Red Cliffs Steam Railway
*

Seymour Railway Heritage Centre The Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (SRHC) is a railway preservation group based in Seymour, Victoria, Australia. The volunteer non-profit incorporated association was established in 1983 as the Seymour Loco Steam Preservation Group to restore ...

South Gippsland Railway The South Gippsland Railway was a tourist railway located in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It controlled a section of the former South Gippsland railway line between Nyora and Leongatha, and operated services from Leongatha to Nyora, ...

Steamrail Victoria Steamrail Victoria is a not-for-profit volunteer group established in 1965 to restore and operate historic locomotives and rolling stock used on the railways in Victoria, Australia. The main depot of the group is at the Newport Workshops ('Wes ...

Victorian Goldfields Railway The Victorian Goldfields Railway is a broad gauge tourist railway in Victoria, Australia. It operates along a formerly disused branch line between the towns of Maldon and Castlemaine. History The original line was opened on 16 June 1884, openin ...

Walhalla Goldfields Railway The Walhalla Goldfields Railway is a narrow gauge tourist railway located in the Thomson River and Stringers Creek valleys in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, near the former gold-mining town and tourist destination of Walhalla. History ...

Yarra Valley Railway The Yarra Valley Railway is a heritage railway operating on a section of the former Healesville railway which operated between Lilydale and Healesville in the Yarra Valley area northeast of Melbourne, Australia. History The Lilydale-Melbo ...

. The Act does not apply to Victoria's most popular tourist and heritage railway, Puffing Billy. Instead, the Puffing Billy Railway is regulated by its own statute, th
Emerald Tourist Railway Act 1977
Th
Tourist and Heritage Railways Act
does also not extend to static rail exhibits such as th
Williamstown Rail Museum

Regulators

The prime regulator of the tourist and heritage railway sector in

is the

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or Transport Safety Victoria (TSV). The prime regulators of the tourist and heritage railway sector in

are

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and the

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(trading as Public Transport Victoria).

holds all State owned rail land, infrastructure and assets.

leases assets to tourist and heritage railway operators when they are not required for mainstream transport operations and therefore non operational. Public Transport Victoria provides general coordination and support to the THR sector and is a regulator under the Act.

VicTrack

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is established under the

and is required under that Act to ". . . provide or enable access to the non-operational transport-related land, infrastructure or assets where this supports the transport system . . . ".

is charged with considering providing this access for a variety of reasons including for ". . . tourist and heritage rail operations . . ." and ". . . through the granting of leases for business or community purposes . . . ". As part of this function,

is required to collaborate with the Secretary of the Department of Transport, or more particularly Public Transport Victoria, in protecting land, infrastructure and

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which are registered on the Victorian Heritage Register.

must do this ". . . whilst ensuring that reasonable access is provided for public enjoyment and historical appreciation and that support is provided to tourist and heritage operators . . . ".

The Registrar

Part 2 of the Act provides that the

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must appoint a person to be the Tourist and Heritage Railway Registrar. The Registrar is the key administrator for the purposes of the Act. The function of the Registrar is to compile and maintain an

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and a group register for THR railway groups.

Advisory committee

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The Act enables Public Transport Victoria to establish an advisory committee to provide advice to PTV on— * the voluntary registration scheme for T and H operators; and * other matters relating to the provision of historical and heritage related rail services. The number of members and the composition of the advisory committee is set out in regulations made under the Act.

Rail asset register

Part 3 of th
Tourist and Heritage Railways Act
provides for establishment and operation of a tourist and heritage rail asset register. The broad purpose of the Part is to gather and maintain accurate information about THR assets. The register is required to be established by Public Transport Victoria and divided into three divisions listing assets owned by the State, assets owned by custodians and assets owned by persons other than the State or the custodian which the owner has elected to include on the register. The remainder of the provisions regulate the information to be included in the register, the form of the register and access, currency and accuracy of information, inspection of assets and the relationship of the register to the separate Victorian Heritage Register established under th
Heritage Act 1995

Lease agreements

Part 4 of th
Act
sets out a scheme to facilitate the leasing of land and assets by

for tourist and heritage railways purposes. Th
Act
provides power for

to grant

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of land which must include a range of matters including a description of the land and fixtures, the term of the lease, the amount of rent (if payable), maintenance and

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arrangements, subleasing rights or restrictions, reclamation rights and other matters. Similar provision is made for the leasing of assets and these also require the lease to include certain minimum terms. The Part also imposes a duty on

to provide copies of

to the Registrar who must keep a register of the agreements and details about duration and renewal.

Voluntary accreditation scheme

Part 5 of th
Act
provides for a voluntary

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scheme for tourist and heritage railway operators. Public Transport Victoria is required to establish the scheme and a register known as the Tourist and Heritage Railway Group Register. The purpose of the scheme is to enable operators which meet certain criteria to register in order to demonstrate their commitment to best business practice and continuous improvement and to access programs and initiatives made available under the scheme. The other provisions in the Part regulate the matters to be recorded in the register, applications for registration, registration itself, changes of details, removal from the register and rights of review to the

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concerning decisions made by the Registrar.

Other notable provisions

Th
Act
contains two general provisions in Part 6. The first provision confirms that THR operators are not required to fence

or contribute to fencing costs and that operators are not liable for any damage which may be caused by the railway not being fenced. The remaining and final provision in th
Act
confers power on the

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to make regulations to support th
Act
including in relation to the asset register, criteria for registration on the group register, fees for registration, safety in connection with TH railways, powers of THR operators, conduct requirements, trespassing and interference with equipment, fixtures and other things.

Development

The development of the proposal for th
Tourist and Heritage Railways Act
was managed by the

in Victoria as part of its

project. The Department commenced the process by holding an inter Government agency workshop in June 2008 followed by workshops with the THR sector in August of that year. This was followed by a period of research and policy development leading into further workshops and target consultation with the industry in April 2010 where new regulatory concepts were outlined in detail. Ultimately, the proposal for a new regulatory scheme for the tourist and heritage railways sector was presented to the

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as proposed

in late July 2010.

Parliamentary approval

Introduction

Th
Tourist and Heritage Railways Act
was introduced into the upper house of the

, the Legislative Council, as the Tourist and Heritage Railways Bill 2010. The responsible Minister for the proposal was the Minister for Public Transport, the Hon Martin Pakula MLC. The Hon Justin Madden MLC, the Minister for Planning, moved the second reading of the

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on 27 July 2010 on behalf of the Public Transport Minister.

Second reading speech

The Minister set the context for the Bill in his second

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speech in support of the Bill as follows: ::"The Bill is aligned to the Transport Integration Act's new vision and shared objectives for transport in

. This vision is one of an integrated and sustainable transport system. A sustainable transport system works to secure ongoing economic, social and environmental benefits for the state. It must promote social outcomes and economic prosperity. The transport system should also support the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. ::The tourist and heritage railway sector makes vital and significant contributions in these areas. Victoria's tourist and heritage railways positively contribute to community spirit and conserve Victoria's

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for future generations. The groups provide a foundation for local and regional community involvement and make major contributions, both directly and indirectly, to community wellbeing. The railways also attract local, regional and

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, benefiting local business and employment. ::The Bill renews and modernises

applying to the tourist and heritage rail sector to ensure the sector is equipped to make these social and economic contributions both now and in the future. The groups that comprise the sector are diverse, but all groups within the scope of this Bill share common characteristics. They are active rail operators with strong heritage objectives, and they attract patronage from tourists and visitors. Indeed, tourist and heritage railways attract more than half a million visitors each year, bringing clear

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value to the State. Their operations run under not-for-profit organisational structures and revenue from visitors is of primary importance. Typically, the groups draw heavily on

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. They also rely on

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, Government grants and external funding for capital projects as well as for day-to-day activities. ::Tourist and heritage rail operators keenly restore, preserve and operate heritage and other unique types of trains and trams. Approximately 3500 people are actively engaged in operational rail and tram preservation activities in

—as employees, as members and as volunteers. The sector's story, collectively, is one of success. Victorians can be justly proud of their tourist and heritage railways and the social, economic and cultural benefits they bring to the State. ::"This Bill supports these important not-for-profit groups to promote their ongoing viability. Entities that operate historical or heritage-related rail and

services primarily as a

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activity are given new settings under the Bill. This includes better arrangements relating to land and

use, and access to a voluntary registration scheme that will promote improved performance and business practices.".

Debate and passage

The Tourist and Heritage Railways Bill was strongly supported by the

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parties and other members during its passage through the

Upper house

The lead Liberal Party speaker in the first house of passage the Legislative Council, David Koch MLC, observed that— ::This is a common-sense Bill that corrects and ties up many loose ends for these small rail operations, which will now have their own advisory group and great support from the

in undertaking what I think is seen collectively as an important part of the tourism industry and of preserving our history. The Bill was passed by the Legislative Council on 12 August 2010 after a short debate and introduced into the lower house, the Legislative Assembly, on the same day.

Lower house

Support from the Opposition parties for the Bill was equally strong in the Legislative Assembly. The lead speaker in the Legislative Assembly, the then Shadow Transport Minister and now the Minister for Public Transport in the

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, Terry Mulder MP, commented that— ::"The Bill comes about as a result of the tourist and heritage

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operators, the manner in which their organisations were functioning and the fact that they were looking for a significant level of support in terms of viability and ongoing operation for their visitors. They provide a great

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here in

in promoting the heritage of our

networks, and it is commendable that the Government has picked up this issue and decided to throw its support behind these organisations, many of which are run by volunteers and people who are absolutely passionate about

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and particularly passionate about some of the older trains that were on the tracks hauling

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on our

network in the very early years. ::The level of support for this Bill—and I have emails of support from a couple of the operators—indicates to me that the negotiations the operators have had with the government have been conducted in a pretty fine spirit . . .".

Passage, assent and commencement

After several procedural delays, the Tourist and Heritage Railways Bill was ultimately passed by the

on 7 October 2010. The Bill received the

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on 19 October 2010 to become th
Tourist and Heritage Railways Act 2010

Regulations

Th
Tourist and Heritage Railways Act
was proclaimed to commence on 1 October 2011. The Tourist and Heritage Railways Regulations 2011 were made to support the operation of th
Act
after being developed by the

and commenced on the same day. They were released for public comment and then approved by the Minister and presented to the Governor in Council for making and commencement.

Safety regulation

Legislation

The safety compliance of most

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is regulated under the Rail Safety Act 2006. The main

regulated include the Melbourne heavy rail system, the Melbourne tram and light rail network, Victoria's regional standard and broad gauge rail networks and regional tourist and heritage railways. Operators are subject to safety duties, a requirement to be

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and a range of compliance sanctions. Railways excluded from coverage under the Act include railways in mines, amusement and theme park railways and

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Regulator

The safety regulator for the application and enforcement of the Rail Safety Act 2006 and therefore the oversight of the safety performance of the tourist and heritage rail sector in

is the

. The Director operates under the trading name,

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. The office of the Director is established under the

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and is independent of the

and responsible Ministers except in limited circumstances.

, section 191 (the Minister may compel the Director to investigate a particular matter) and 193(2).

References

External links

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Transport Safety Victoria
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