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The Tourist and Heritage Railways Act 2010 (the THR Act) is a law enacted by the Parliament of the State of Victoria, 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 railways including many heavy and light rail operations and tramways, predominantly in regional areas of Victoria. The Tourist and Heritage Railways Act and the supporting regulations were developed by the Transport Legislation Review conducted by the Department of Transport. The Act was the first dedicated statute in Victoria 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 Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983.〔This Act was known as the Transport Act 1983 before its title was changed from 1 July 2010 by the Transport Integration Act 2010.〕 The Tourist and Heritage Railways Act is part of the transport policy and legislation framework in Victoria headed by the Transport Integration Act.〔Transport Integration Act 2010 - see paragraph (m) in the definition of "transport legislation" in section 3.〕 The responsible Minister for the Act is the Minister for Public Transport, the Hon Terry Mulder MLA. == 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 . . ."〔Tourist and Heritage Railways Act 2010, section 1.〕 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〔Tourist and Heritage Railways Act 2010, Part 3.〕 * provision for new lease agreements for the state rail assets used by tourist and heritage operators〔Tourist and Heritage Railways Act 2010, Part 4.〕 * creation of a voluntary registration scheme〔Tourist and Heritage Railways Act 2010, Part 5.〕 * establishment of a Tourist and Heritage Railways Registrar and advisory committee.〔Tourist and Heritage Railways Act 2010, Part 2.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tourist and Heritage Railways Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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