Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS COMMISSION ACT 1983 No. 140 of 1983 - SECT 20

20. (1) Where the Commission satisfies the Minister that it has, during any
period, suffered financial detriment as a result of complying with a direction
under sub-section 19 (2), the Commission is entitled to be reimbursed by the
Commonwealth the amount that the Minister determines, by instrument in
writing, to be the amount of the financial detriment suffered by the
Commission during the period.

(2) The reference in sub-section (1) to the Commission suffering financial
detriment as a result of complying with a direction under sub-section 19 (2)
includes a reference to the Commission -

   (a)  suffering a loss in complying with such a direction;

   (b)  incurring costs, in complying with such a direction, that are greater
than the costs that the Commission would otherwise have incurred; or

   (c)  forgoing revenue, in complying with such a direction, that the
Commission would otherwise have received.