page_title: Tourist and Heritage Railways Act
section_title: Voluntary accreditation scheme
hierarchical_section_title: Tourist and Heritage Railways Act / Voluntary accreditation scheme
caption_attribution_description: Former V/Line w:DRC railcar DRC4 at the w:Daylesford Spa Country Railway, Victoria
context_page_description: The Tourist and Heritage Railways Act 2010 is a law enacted by the Parliament of the State of Victoria, Australia and is the prime statute regulating the activities of tourist and heritage rail operators in the State. The Act covers the bulk of Victoria's operational tourist and heritage railways including many heavy and light rail operations and tramways, predominantly in regional areas of Victoria.
  The Tourist and Heritage Railways Act and the supporting regulations were developed by the Transport Legislation Review conducted by the Department of Transport. The Act was the first dedicated statute in Victoria for the tourist and heritage railways sector and is also the only dedicated principal statute for the THR sector in Australia. The Act was passed in late 2010 and came into force on 1 October 2011. It replaced provisions regulating the THR sector in the Transport Act 1983.
  The Tourist and Heritage Railways Act is part of the transport policy and legislation framework in Victoria headed by the Transport Integration Act.
context_section_description: Part 5 of the Act provides for a voluntary accreditation scheme for tourist and heritage railway operators.  Public Transport Victoria is required to establish the scheme and a register known as the Tourist and Heritage Railway Group Register.  The purpose of the scheme is to enable operators which meet certain criteria to register in order to demonstrate their commitment to best business practice and continuous improvement and to access programs and initiatives made available under the scheme.
  The other provisions in the Part regulate the matters to be recorded in the register, applications for registration, registration itself, changes of details, removal from the register and rights of review to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal concerning decisions made by the Registrar.
caption: The Daylesford Spa Country Railway (operated by the Central Highlands Tourist Railway) is a volunteer-operated 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge tourist railway located in Victoria, Australia. It operates on a section of the formerly disused and dismantled Daylesford line. It presently operates between Daylesford and the hamlet of Bullarto. The picture shows railcar DRC40 in the yard at Daylesford.
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