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MMK«a«»M»iiwlfflBmrtiifcait«itteJaMMWCTg.nKilci»iamtetetarinMit»irtT! No. 8807. An Act to ratify the Making by the State Electricity Commission of of certain Payments in connexion with the Abandonment of Tramway Undertakings at and Bendigo and to repeal Part VI. of the State Electricity Commission Act 1958. \lnd December, 1975.] "DE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):—

Short title. 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the State Electricity Commission (Tramways) Act 1975. Principal Act No. 6377. (2) The State Electricity Commission Act 1958 is in this Act Reprinted to referred to as the Principal Act. No. 7421 and subsequently amended by Nos. 7547, 7581, 7686,7715,7741, 7838,7876,7954, 8082,8181,8182, 8303,8329,8353, 8377, 8390 and S.R. 1973/189. Commence­ ment. (3) This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 2. (I) For 1975. State Electricity Commission {Tramways). No. 8807 1129

2. (1) For removing any doubts as to the validity of certain Ratification of certain payments made or agreed to be made by the State Electricity payments with Commission of Victoria for or in connexion with the abandonment respect to abandoned of tramway undertakings formerly operated by the said Commission tramways. in the and and the and Borough of Sebastopol being payments made or to be made in respect of— (a) the restoration of road surfaces ; {b) the provision of run-offs used by motor omnibuses in the operation of substitute transport services ; (c) the continuation of pensioner concession fares ; (d) the payment of subsidies to the operators of motor omnibus services with respect to the operation of such substitute transport services ; (e) compensation to the operators of certain motor omnibus services for the loss of commercial passenger vehicle licences ; and (/) loans made to the operators of the said motor omnibus services for the purchase of omnibuses— the making of the payments or loans referred to in Part A of the Schedule to the persons and for the purposes described therein and the continuation of certain of those payments or loans to the persons and for the purposes referred to in Part B of the Schedule with respect to any period not later than the 31st day of October, 1976, are hereby declared to be valid and authorized to be made for the purposes of the Principal Act. (2) No payment shall be made by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria with respect to any period after the 31st day of October, 1976, in relation to any agreement made or undertaking given in connexion with the abandonment of any such tramway. (3) Sub-section (2) shall not apply with respect to the payment to the Country Roads Board of compensation for track removal and road re-instatement.

3. (1) In the Division Table in section 1 of the Principal Act the expression " Part VI.—Tramways and Omnibuses ss. 58-78 " pro'^it'oM as is repealed. Sd'^Sb^uses. (2) Part VI. of the Principal Act is hereby repealed.

SCHEDULE. 130 1975. State Electricity Commission {Tramways). No. 8807

SCHEDULE.

PART A. Moneys paid as at 18th September, 1975, by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria pursuant to agreements or undertakings with respect to the abandonment of tramways at Ballarat and Bendigo. $ Loans for the Purchase of Omnibuses and Provision of operating facilities— H. A. Davis Motor Service Pty. Ltd., Ballarat .. .. 200,000.00 B. M. Walker's Bus Service Pty. Ltd., Bendigo .. .. 187,929.00 Kangaroo Flat Bus Lines Pty. Ltd., Bendigo ...... 110,000.00 497,929.00

Operating Subsidy (Losses plus a profit margin ofMper cent, on turnover)— H. A. Davis Motor Service Pty. Ltd., Ballarat Nil B. M. Walker's Bus Service Pty. Ltd., Bendigo 100,000.00 Kangaroo Flat Bus Lines Pty. Ltd., Bendigo .. 40,876.00 140,876.00

Pensioner Concession Fares Reimbursement— H. A. Davis Motor Service Pty. Ltd., Ballarat 81,310.46 A. K. Sproull Bus Service, Ballarat .. 8,945.78 C. and N. Giersch, Ballarat.. 2,506.70 B. M. Walker's Bus Service Pty. Ltd., Bendigo 43,382.01 Kangaroo Flat Bus Lines Pty. Ltd., Itendigo .. 39,511.82 175,755.77

Pensioner Concession Fares Reimbursement— Advance to Transport Regulation Board 5,500.00 Compensation of Disenfranchised Bus Operators at Bendigo— Loss of Licence— Calder Highway Coach Services Pty. Ltd. 25,750.00 West Bendigo Bus Siervice Pty. Ltd. 15,000.00 T. L. Houlden 17,890.00 W. E. Shaw 10,000.00 A. M. O'Halloran Pty. Ltd... Nil Professional Services and Legal Fees 5,134.00 Loss on Purchase and Sale of Motor Vehicles— Calder Highway Coach Services Pty. Ltd. 660.00 West Bendigo Bus Service Pty. Ltd. 475.00 T. L. Houlden 750.00 W. E. Shaw 300.00 A. M. O'Halloran Pty. Ltd... 3,193.00 Agent Commission and Expenses 487.50 79,639.50

Country Roads Board— Subsidy for Establishment of Bus Run-offs, Ballarat .. 15,000.00 Compensation for Track Removal and Road Re-instatement- Ballarat 230,000.00 Bendigo 237,467.00 482,467.00

SCHEDULE 1975. State Electricity Commission (Tramways). No. 8807 .

SCHEDULE—continued.

PART B. Payments or loans to be made during or in respect of the period commencing on 19th September, 1975, and ending 31st October, 1976, or in respect of the undermentioned worics the amounts of which are not yet ascertained or ascertainable. Operating Subsidy {Losses plus a profit margin of 12 per cent, on turnover)— H. A. Davis Motor Service Pty. Ltd., Ballarat. B. M. Walker's Bus Service Pty. Ltd., Bendigo. Kangaroo Flat Bus Lines Pty. Ltd., Bendigo. Pensioner Concession Fares Reimbursement— H. A. Davis Motor Service Pty. Ltd., Ballarat. A. K. Sproull Bus Service, Ballarat. C. and N. Giersch, Ballarat. B. M. Walker's Bus Service Pty. Ltd., Bendigo. Kangaroo Flat Bus Lines Pty. Ltd., Bendigo. Transport Regulation Board. Compensation of Disenfranchised Bus Operators at Bendigo— A. M. O'Halloran Pty. Ltd. Professional Services and Legal Fees. Country Roads Board— Compensation for Track Removal and Road Re-instatement at Bendigo.