Re: Sale of AN

Terry Burton (telljb@ozemail.com.au)
Thu, 21 Aug 1997 03:13:50 GMT

mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly) wrote:
>For those who like reading weighty documents,the Australian National Railways
>Commission Sale Act 1997 makes for some interesting reading.
>Some of the more interesting provisions include the repeal of a number of
>existing Acts , including all those which enabled AN to take over the old SAR .
>Im no lawyer , but it seems to me that this would mean that the existing lines
>in SA , ie Wolseley to the SA/WA border and to the SA/NT border would revert
>to control of the SA Govt.
>Does anyone have any more info on what it all means.?

>cheers
>MD

Hi Maurie

With regards to the Tarcoola-Alice Springs Line, there was a
press release some time ago from the NT Government that this
line would be "handed over" to the Private builder of the Alice
Springs to Darwin Line.

I somehow have the feeling that the sale of AN will see activity
in the High Court of Australia in time to come.

Cheers

----Tell
Alice Springs NT