Queensland Consolidated Acts

PLACE NAMES ACT 1994 - SECT 6

(1) "Place naming issues" are issues relevant to the naming of places.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), "place naming issues" include--

(a) community views; and

(b) the cultural and historical significance of places and names; and

(c) Aboriginal tradition and Island custom; and

(d) the appropriateness of a place having more than a single name; and

(e) commonly known names of places; and

(f) the extent of use of a name for a place; and

(g) the length of time a name has been used for a place; and

(h) topography; and

(i) guidelines and conventions set by intergovernmental or international committees having functions about the naming of places; and

(j) the avoidance of confusion about names or the location of places.

(3) The issue mentioned in subsection (2)(d) is relevant only in the application of an issue mentioned in subsection (2)(b) or (c).