Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN CENTENNIAL ROADS DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT ACT 1990 No. 3 of 1991 - SECT 12

12. (1) Section 26 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by inserting after paragraph (1) (b) the following paragraphs:
  "(ba)   invite or direct a State to submit particulars of projects for the
construction of provincial cities and rural highways roads;

   (bb) invite or direct a State to submit particulars of projects or programs
        commenced, or to be commenced, on or after 1 July 1990, for:

        (i)    the road safety improvement of black spots; or

        (ii)   the implementation of road safety measures;";
(b) by inserting in paragraph (1) (d) "or direct" after "invite" and "or
programs" after "projects";
(c) by inserting in subsection (2) "or invitation" after "direction" (wherever
occurring);

   (d)  by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

"(3) The Minister may approve a project or program of a kind referred to in
subsection (1) where the Minister is satisfied that it is appropriate to do
so, whether or not the project or program is one in relation to which
particulars have been submitted under subsection (1).".

(2) An approval of an urban public transport project under subsection 26 (3)
of the Principal Act has effect, after the commencement of this Act, as if:

   (a)  a declaration had been made under section 7C of the Principal Act, as
        amended by this Act, in respect of the project; and

   (b)  the project had been approved under subsection 26 (3) of the Principal
        Act, as amended by this Act.