Rail Safety National Law Application Bill 2023
Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee· 17 October 2023general_report
The WA parliamentary committee reviewed the Rail Safety National Law Application Bill 2023, which aims to align WA's rail safety regulations with national standards by adopting an 'applied legislation' approach. The committee identified potential impacts on parliamentary sovereignty due to the Bill's mechanisms, including the use of disallowance procedures and Henry VIII clauses. It made several findings regarding these issues for the Legislative Council's consideration.
Impact
Rail operators, rail safety workers, the national regulator, and the national investigator will be affected. The WA Parliament's sovereignty and law-making powers are also impacted.
transportrail safetynational lawparliamentary sovereigntyapplied legislationdisallowance mechanismHenry VIII clauseuniform legislationtransportregulation
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