Tuesday, 8 March 2022


Bills

Puffing Billy Railway Bill 2022


Mr PAKULA, Ms McLEISH

Puffing Billy Railway Bill 2022

Introduction and first reading

Mr PAKULA (Keysborough—Minister for Industry Support and Recovery, Minister for Trade, Minister for Business Precincts, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Minister for Racing) (12:08): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to establish the Puffing Billy Railway board, to provide for the objectives, functions and powers of the board, to provide for matters relating to the Puffing Billy Railway, to repeal the Emerald Tourist Railway Act 1977 and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

Ms McLEISH (Eildon) (12:09): I request a brief explanation.

Mr PAKULA (Keysborough—Minister for Industry Support and Recovery, Minister for Trade, Minister for Business Precincts, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Minister for Racing) (12:09): The Puffing Billy Railway Bill 2022 will repeal the Emerald Tourist Railway Act 1977 and replace it with legislation to provide for the ongoing management and sustainability of Puffing Billy and to modernise provisions relating to governance practices and the operation of the railway, and those changes are of course in response to and consequent to the Ombudsman’s report of 2018.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.