Queensland Consolidated Acts

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 25L

(1) This section applies to facilitate--

(a) carrying out measures mentioned in a water supply emergency declaration or a water supply emergency regulation; and

(b) compliance with an approved water supply emergency response; and

(c) the carrying out of works, mentioned in a water supply emergency regulation, by the coordinator-general.

(2) The State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 (the State Development Act) has effect in the following way--

(a) section 103 applies as if--

(i) the water supply emergency declaration, water supply emergency regulation or approved water supply emergency response were a regulation made under section 100; and

(ii) the service provider were a local body; and

(b) sections 105, 106 and 154 apply as if--

(i) an appointment of the coordinator-general under section 25M of this Act were an authorisation of the coordinator-general under section 104(6); and

(ii) the service provider were a local body; and

(c) sections 109 and 110 apply as if a statement in the water supply emergency regulation about works to be carried out by the coordinator-general were a regulation under section 109 directing works be undertaken; and

(d) section 125(1)(a) applies as if a statement in the water supply emergency regulation about works to be carried out by the coordinator-general were an authorisation to undertake works; and

(e) sections 125(1)(c) and 134 apply as if the service provider were a local body; and

(f) sections 134 and 136 apply as if the works mentioned in the water supply emergency regulation or approved water supply emergency response were authorised works; and

(g) section 137 applies as if the reference in section 137(b) to section 136 were a reference to section 136 as it has effect under paragraph (f); and

(h) section 139 applies to the extent it relates to the application of section 136.

(3) Despite the State Development Act, section 111(2)(b), the coordinator-general may delegate to a service provider a power, function or duty conferred or imposed on the coordinator-general under this division.

(4) If agreement is not reached under the State Development Act, section 134, a regulation may approve particulars of arrangements for the transfer, management, operation and control of the works.

(5) The regulation, to the extent it approves the particulars, is taken to be a regulation made under the State Development Act, section 134.

(6) In this section--

authorised works see the State Development Act, schedule.

local body see the State Development Act, schedule.