Rapid Transit Systems Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Safety of Railway
27. Compensation for damaging railway or railway premises
Feedback & supportAny person who removes, destroys or damages, whether wilfully or otherwise, any railway or railway premises or any part thereof shall, in addition to any penalty for which the person is liable for an offence under this Act, be liable to pay compensation for the damage the person has done and the compensation shall be recoverable by civil action or suit before any court of competent jurisdiction.
railway
“railway” means a network or system of fixed horizontal rails, tracks, grooves or other guide-ways on, under or above the ground along which a train moves or runs, and includes all tunnels, viaducts, bridges, crossings, stabling yards, depots, stations and other infrastructures constructed or intended to be constructed for any railway and any extensions thereto;
Subject to subsection (1), any court before which a person is charged with an offence under this Act may assess the compensation payable under this section and may make an order for the payment of the same.
Any order made under subsection (2) may be enforced as if it were a judgment in a civil action or suit.