WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 5AA Watercourse etc. may be mapped

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 5AA

5AA Watercourse etc. may be mapped

(1) The chief executive may prepare a map (
"watercourse identification map" ) identifying any of the following features—

(a) a watercourse (other than its lateral limits);

(c) the downstream limit of a watercourse;

(d) a drainage feature;

(e) a lake;

(f) a spring.

(2) The watercourse identification map must be—

(a) certified by the chief executive as the watercourse identification map as in force from a stated day; and

(b) published, in digital electronic form, on a Queensland Government website.

(3) A feature identified on the watercourse identification map as a watercourse is taken to be a watercourse (to the extent of its lateral limits) for this Act.

(5) A position or feature identified on the watercourse identification map as the downstream limit of a watercourse is taken to be the downstream limit of the watercourse for this Act.

(6) A feature identified on the watercourse identification map as a drainage feature is taken to be a drainage feature for this Act.

(7) A feature identified on the watercourse identification map as a lake is taken to be a lake for this Act.

(8) A feature identified on the watercourse identification map as a spring is taken to be a spring for this Act.

(9) The chief executive must consult with the chief executive of the department in which the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 is administered before identifying a feature on the watercourse identification map as the downstream limit of a watercourse.

(10) In this section—


"watercourse" includes part of a watercourse.