Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) In exercising a power under division 1 or this division, the building authority must take all reasonable steps to cause as little inconvenience, and do as little damage, as is practicable in the circumstances.
(2) If the building authority damages any thing in the exercise, or purported exercise, of the power, the building authority must promptly give written notice of the particulars of the damage to the person who appears to the building authority to be the owner or person in possession of the thing.
(3) If for any reason it is not practicable to comply with subsection (2), the building authority must leave the notice in a conspicuous position and in a reasonably secure way where the damage happened.
(4) If the building authority believes the damage was caused by a latent defect in the thing or other circumstances beyond the building authority's control, the building authority may state the belief in the notice.
(5) This section does not apply to--
(a) damage the building authority reasonably believes is trivial; or
(b) damage to vegetation cleared under section 50(2).