Western Australia
Railway (METRONET) Act 2018
Incorporating the amendments proposed by
the Railway (METRONET) Amendment
Bill 2022 (Bill No. 63-1)
page i [This compilation shows amendments proposed by Bill No. 63-1.]
Western Australia
Railway (METRONET) Act 2018
Contents
Part 1 — Preliminary
1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2
Part 2 — Authority to construct
METRONET railways
3. Authority to construct Thornlie-Cockburn Link 3 4. Authority to construct Yanchep Rail Extension 3 4A. Authority to construct Morley-Ellenbrook Line 3 4B. Authority to construct Armadale Line and Byford
Rail Extension 3
Part 3 — Application of Metropolitan
Region Scheme
5. Terms used 4 6. Planning approval not required for certain
METRONET works 4
Schedule 1 — Line of
Thornlie-Cockburn Link
Schedule 2 — Line of Yanchep Rail
Extension
Schedule 3 — Line of
Morley-Ellenbrook Line
Schedule 4 — Line of Armadale Line
and Byford Rail Extension
Notes
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Western Australia
Railway (METRONET) Act 2018
An Act to authorise, as part of the METRONET plan, the
construction of —
• a railway from Beckenham junction to Cockburn (known as the
Thornlie-Cockburn Link); and
• a railway from Butler to Yanchep (known as the Yanchep Rail
Extension); and
• a railway from Bayswater to Ellenbrook (known as the Morley
Ellenbrook Line); andLine),
• a railway from Claisebrook Station to Mundijong (known as the
Armadale Line and Byford Rail Extension),
and for related purposes.
[Long title amended: No. 1 of 2020 s. 4; Railway (METRONET)
Amendment Bill 2022 cl. 4.]
Railway (METRONET) Act 2018
Part 1 Preliminary
s. 1
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Part 1 — Preliminary
1. Short title
This is the Railway (METRONET) Act 2018.
2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives
the Royal Assent.
Railway (METRONET) Act 2018
Authority to construct METRONET railways Part 2
s. 3
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Part 2 — Authority to construct METRONET
railways
3. Authority to construct Thornlie-Cockburn Link
A railway, with all necessary, proper and usual works and
facilities in connection with the railway, may be constructed and
maintained along the line described in Schedule 1.
4. Authority to construct Yanchep Rail Extension
A railway, with all necessary, proper and usual works and
facilities in connection with the railway, may be constructed and
maintained along the line described in Schedule 2.
4A. Authority to construct Morley-Ellenbrook Line
A railway, with all necessary, proper and usual works and
facilities in connection with the railway, may be constructed and
maintained along the line described in Schedule 3.
[Section 4A inserted: No. 1 of 2020 s. 5.]
4B. Authority to construct Armadale Line and Byford Rail
Extension
A railway, with all necessary, proper and usual works and
facilities in connection with the railway, may be constructed and
maintained along the line described in Schedule 4.
[Section 4B inserted: Railway (METRONET) Amendment
Bill 2022 cl. 5.]
Railway (METRONET) Act 2018
Part 3 Application of Metropolitan Region Scheme
s. 5
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Part 3 — Application of Metropolitan Region Scheme
5. Terms used
In this Part —
Bush Forever area means land identified as a Bush Forever
area in accordance with the Metropolitan Region Scheme
clause 28A(1);
METRONET railway means a railway the construction and
maintenance of which is authorised by Part 2;
METRONET works means works for the purpose of, or in
connection with, a METRONET railway but does not include
the construction or alteration of a railway station, or any related
car parks, public transport interchange facilities or associated
means of pedestrian or vehicular access;
Metropolitan Region Scheme has the meaning given in the
Planning and Development Act 2005 section 4(1);
non-railway land means —
(a) land reserved under the Metropolitan Region Scheme
Part II for a public purpose other than railways; or
(b) land zoned under the Metropolitan Region Scheme
Part III;
Planning Commission means the Western Australian Planning
Commission established by the Planning and Development
Act 2005 section 7(1);
railway land means land reserved under the Metropolitan
Region Scheme Part II for the purpose of railways;
Swan Valley Planning Scheme has the meaning given in the
Swan Valley Planning Act 2020 section 3.
[Section 5 amended: No. 45 of 2020 s. 123.]
6. Planning approval not required for certain METRONET
works
Despite anything in the Metropolitan Region Scheme or the
Swan Valley Planning Scheme, the following development may
be commenced or carried out without the approval of the
Planning Commission —
(a) METRONET works that involve the clearing of native
vegetation on railway land in a Bush Forever area;
(b) METRONET works on non-railway land.
[Section 6 amended: No. 45 of 2020 s. 124.]
Railway (METRONET) Act 2018
Line of Thornlie-Cockburn Link Schedule 1
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Schedule 1 — Line of Thornlie-Cockburn Link
[s. 3]
The line of the railway commences at a point 12.776 km along the Armadale
railway line, at Beckenham junction and proceeds in a generally south westerly
direction for a distance of 17.5 km to a point, near Map Grid of Australia 1994
coordinates 392267 East and 6445208 North, that is approximately 400 m north
of the intersection of Armadale Road and Kwinana Freeway, Cockburn Central.
The course to be taken by the railway is shown as a red line on Public Transport
Authority drawing no. 05-C-00-0023 Rev B.
[Schedule 1 amended: No. 1 of 2020 s. 6.]
Railway (METRONET) Act 2018
Schedule 2 Line of Yanchep Rail Extension
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Schedule 2 — Line of Yanchep Rail Extension
[s. 4]
The line of the railway commences at a point 130 m north of existing Butler
station (Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 376692 East and 6499335
North) 40.9 km from Perth along the Currambine-Butler railway line and
proceeds in a generally north westerly direction for a distance of 14.5 km to a
point, near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 371222 East and 6511677
North, that is approximately 2 800 m north of the intersection of Marmion
Avenue and Yanchep Beach Road, Yanchep.
The course to be taken by the railway is shown as a red line on Public Transport
Authority drawing no. 14-C-00-0004 Rev B.
[Schedule 2 amended: No. 1 of 2020 s. 7.]
Railway (METRONET) Act 2018
Line of Morley-Ellenbrook Line Schedule 3
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Schedule 3 — Line of Morley-Ellenbrook Line
[s. 4A]
[Heading inserted: No. 1 of 2020 s. 8.]
The line of the railway commences at a point 4.232 km along the Midland
railway line, prior to Bayswater Station and proceeds in a generally easterly
direction for a distance of approximately 1.0 km to a point near Map Grid of
Australia 1994 coordinates 397968 East and 6468072 North, then proceeds in a
generally northerly direction for a distance of approximately 7.6 km to a point
near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 397555 East and 6475320 North,
then proceeds in a generally easterly direction for a distance of approximately
4.5 km to a point near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 401684 East and
6475588 North, then proceeds in a generally northerly direction for a distance
of approximately 8.3 km to a point, near Map Grid of Australia 1994
coordinates 401878 East and 6483339 North, that is approximately 60 m
southwest of the intersection of The Parkway and Transit Way, Ellenbrook.
The course to be taken by the railway is shown as a red line on Public Transport
Authority drawing no. 25-C-00-0014 Rev B.
[Schedule 3 inserted: No. 1 of 2020 s. 8.]
Railway (METRONET) Act 2018
Schedule 4 Line of Armadale Line and Byford Rail Extension
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Schedule 4 — Line of Armadale Line and Byford Rail
Extension
[s. 4B]
[Heading inserted: Railway (METRONET) Amendment Bill 2022
cl. 6.]
The line of the railway commences at a point 0 km at Claisebrook Station and
proceeds along the Armadale Line railway in a generally south easterly
direction for a distance of 20.9 km to a point, near Map Grid of Australia 1994
coordinates 406622 East and 6450046 North, adjacent to the intersection of
Albany Highway and Ferres Drive, Gosnells, and then in a generally southerly
direction for a distance of 21.2 km to a point, near Map Grid of Australia 1994
coordinates 405183 East and 6429246 North, that is approximately 110 m south
of the intersection of Bishop Road and Soldiers Road, Mundijong, prior to the
junction with the Kwinana-Mundijong Freight Railway.
The course to be taken by the railway is shown as a red line on Public Transport
Authority drawing no. 00-C-00-0036 Rev A.
[Schedule 4 inserted: Railway (METRONET) Amendment Bill 2022
cl. 6.]
Railway (METRONET) Act 2018
Compilation table Notes
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Notes This is a compilation of the Railway (METRONET) Act 2018 and includes amendments
made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the
compilation table.
Compilation table
Short title Number
and year
Assent Commencement
Railway (METRONET)
Act 2018
34 of 2018 19 Nov 2018 19 Nov 2018
Railway (METRONET)
Amendment Act 2020
1 of 2020 27 Feb 2020 27 Feb 2020 (see s. 2)
Swan Valley Planning
Act 2020 Pt. 10 Div. 11
45 of 2020 9 Dec 2020 1 Aug 2021 (see s. 2(1)(e) and
SL 2021/124 cl. 2)
Railway (METRONET)
Amendment Bill 2022
Current Bill
No. 63-1