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QUEENSLAND RECONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY ACT 2011 - As at 1 February 2024 - Act 1 of 2011

- As at 1 February 2024 - Act 1 of 2011

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

Division 1 - Introduction

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Main purpose of Act
  • 3 How main purpose is primarily achieved
  • 4 Act binds all persons

Division 2 - Interpretation

PART 2 - QUEENSLAND RECONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY

Division 1 - Establishment

  • 7 Establishment of authority
  • 8 Authority represents the State
  • 9 Application of other Acts

Division 2 - Functions and powers

  • 10 Authority’s functions
  • 11 Authority’s powers
  • 12 Ministerial direction or notice

Division 3 - Membership of the authority

Division 4 - Staff of the authority

Subdivision 1 - Chief executive officer
  • 14 Chief executive officer
  • 15 Restriction on appointment
  • 16 Chief executive officer employed under this Act
  • 17 Term of office
  • 18 Functions and powers of chief executive officer
  • 19 Chief executive officer not to engage in other paid employment
  • 20 Conditions of appointment
  • 21 Vacancy in office of chief executive officer
  • 22 Preservation of rights of chief executive officer
  • 23 Acting chief executive officer
  • Subdivision 2 - Appointment of persons to help chief executive officer
  • 24 Appointment
  • 25 Preservation of rights of persons appointed under s 24
  • Subdivision 3 - Other staff
  • 26 Authority staff
  • 27 Alternative staffing arrangements

PART 3 - QUEENSLAND RECONSTRUCTION BOARD

Division 1 - Establishment and functions

  • 28 The board
  • 29 Functions of board

Division 2 - Members

Division 3 - Chairperson

  • 34 Role of chairperson

Division 4 - Proceedings of the board

  • 35 Time and place of meetings
  • 36 Quorum
  • 37 Presiding at meetings
  • 38 Conduct of meetings
  • 39 Minutes and other records

Division 5 - Disclosure of conflict of interests and reporting requirements

  • 40 Disclosure of conflict of interest
  • 41 Reporting by the board and chairperson

PART 4 - DECLARATIONS ABOUT DECLARED PROJECTS, RECONSTRUCTION AREAS AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

Division 1 - Declarations

Division 2 - Relationship with particular Acts about local government

PART 5 - PARTICULAR POWERS FOR DECLARED PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT IN RECONSTRUCTION AREAS

Division 1 - Preliminary

Division 2 - Notices about declared projects and development in reconstruction areas

Subdivision 1 - Progression notice

Division 3 - Other matters

PART 6 - DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

Division 1 - Making development schemes

  • 62 Authority may make development scheme
  • 63 Content of development scheme
  • 64 Development scheme may make provision for particular assessable development
  • 65 Preparation of proposed development scheme
  • 66 Public notification
  • 67 Submissions on proposed scheme
  • 68 Consideration of submissions
  • 69 Amendment of proposed scheme
  • 70 Initial making and submission of scheme
  • 71 Notice of submitted scheme
  • 72 Ministerial power to amend submitted scheme at affected owner’s request
  • 73 Direction to authority to engage again in public notification and submissions
  • 74 When proposed scheme takes effect
  • 75 Notice of development scheme

Division 2 - Amendment, tabling and inspection of development schemes

  • 76 Authority may amend development scheme
  • 77 Tabling and inspection requirement

Division 3 - Effect of development scheme on other instruments

  • 78 Relationship with other instruments

Division 4 - Relationship with Planning Act

Subdivision 1 - Preliminary
  • 79 Application of sdivs 2 and 3
  • Subdivision 2 - Assessing relevant applications
  • 80 Assessment of development applications
  • 81 Assessment of change applications
  • Subdivision 3 - Deciding relevant applications
  • 82 Restriction on approving relevant application
  • 83. (Repealed) Subdivision 4 - (Repealed) Subdivision 5 - Existing uses
  • 89 Lawful use of premises protected
  • 90 Lawfully constructed buildings and work protected
  • 91 New instruments can not affect existing development approval
  • 92 Minister’s power to amend development approval
  • Subdivision 6 - Designations of premises under Planning Act for development of infrastructure
  • 93 Designation of premises—development scheme
  • 94. (Repealed) Subdivision 7 - Miscellaneous provision
  • 95 Planning and Environment Court may make declarations

PART 7 - UNDERTAKING WORKS, TAKING LAND, DEALING WITH ROADS AND APPLICATION OF PARTICULAR LAWS

Division 1 - Provisions about undertaking works

  • 96 Direction for authority to undertake works
  • 97 Application of State Development Act for transfer of authorised works
  • 98 Application of State Development Act for works on foreshore or under waters

Division 2 - Provisions about taking land and entry to land

  • 99 Authority’s power to take land
  • 100 When authority or local government must take land
  • 101 Authority’s power to take public utility easement
  • 102 Vesting of land taken
  • 103 Power to use, lease or dispose of land
  • 104 Application of other provisions of the State Development Act about the taking of land
  • 105 Application of provisions of the State Development Act about entry to land

Division 3 - Dealing with roads

  • 106 Roads and road closures
  • 107 Power to vest land in permanently closed road or unallocated State land in reconstruction areas
  • 108 Giving information about roads to relevant local government

Division 4 - Application of other laws

  • 109 Application of State Development Act, pt 7
  • 110 Application of Planning Act

PART 8 - DIRECTION TO TAKE ACTION ABOUT LOCAL PLANNING INSTRUMENTS

  • 111 Procedures before exercising particular power
  • 112 Power of Minister to direct local government to take particular action about local planning instrument
  • 113 Power of Minister if local government does not comply with direction
  • 114 Minister to give notice of direction

PART 9 - GENERAL OFFENCE PROVISIONS AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Division 1 - Offences

  • 115 Duty to act honestly
  • 116 Disclosure of information
  • 117 False or misleading information
  • 118 False or misleading documents
  • 119 Obstructing authorised person

Division 2 - Legal proceedings

Subdivision 1 - Evidence
  • 120 Application of sdiv 1
  • 121 Appointments and authority
  • 122 Signatures
  • 123 Other evidentiary aids
  • Subdivision 2 - Offence proceedings
  • 124 Summary offences
  • 125 Limitation on time for starting proceeding for summary offence

PART 10 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Duty to cooperate and requesting information

  • 126 Extension of duty to cooperate under State Development Act, s 13
  • 127 Information requirement made by authority—general
  • 128 Information requirement made by authority—prescribed decisions
  • 129 Giving of information protected
  • 130 Interaction with other laws

Division 2 - (Repealed)

Division 3 - Other miscellaneous provisions

  • 132 Delegations
  • 133 Protecting officials from liability
  • 134 Ministerial access to information
  • 135 Authority’s guidelines
  • 136 Application of provisions
  • 137 Approved forms
  • 138 Regulation-making power

PART 11 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR PLANNING (CONSEQUENTIAL) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2016

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