{"id":"qld:sl-2014-0176","name":"South Bank Corporation By-law 2014","slug":"south-bank-corporation-by-law-2014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"qld","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"176 of 2014","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":175486,"registerId":"qld-qld:sl-2014-0176-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"pt.1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"sec.1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### sec.1 Short title\n\nThis by-law may be cited as the South Bank Corporation By-law 2014 .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"sec.2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Dictionary","content":"### sec.2 Dictionary\n\nThe dictionary in schedule 2 defines particular words used in this by-law.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"pt.2","sectionType":"part","heading":"The site","content":"# The site","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"sec.3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration of the site","content":"### sec.3 Declaration of the site\n\nFor the Act , section 3 , definition site , the part of the corporation area declared to be the site is the part—\nillustrated in schedule 1 ; and\nshown more particularly in South Bank Corporation plan no. 029104/133.\nThe corporation must keep a copy of the plan available for inspection by members of the public during office hours on business days at the corporation’s office.\nThe corporation’s office is at South Bank House, Stanley Street Plaza, South Bank.\n(sec.3-ssec.1) For the Act , section 3 , definition site , the part of the corporation area declared to be the site is the part— illustrated in schedule 1 ; and shown more particularly in South Bank Corporation plan no. 029104/133.\n(sec.3-ssec.2) The corporation must keep a copy of the plan available for inspection by members of the public during office hours on business days at the corporation’s office. The corporation’s office is at South Bank House, Stanley Street Plaza, South Bank.\n- (a) illustrated in schedule 1 ; and\n- (b) shown more particularly in South Bank Corporation plan no. 029104/133.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"pt.3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Control of traffic or persons on the site","content":"# Control of traffic or persons on the site","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"sec.4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Control of traffic by security officer, authorised person or police officer","content":"### sec.4 Control of traffic by security officer, authorised person or police officer\n\nA security officer, authorised person or police officer may control traffic on the site and, for this purpose, may give a direction to a person on the site.\nThe person given a direction must comply with the direction unless the person has a reasonable excuse.\nMaximum penalty for subsection (2) —6 penalty units.\n(sec.4-ssec.1) A security officer, authorised person or police officer may control traffic on the site and, for this purpose, may give a direction to a person on the site.\n(sec.4-ssec.2) The person given a direction must comply with the direction unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —6 penalty units.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"sec.5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Controlling driving, parking or standing of vehicles","content":"### sec.5 Controlling driving, parking or standing of vehicles\n\nThe corporation may, by site notice, control the driving, parking or standing of vehicles on the site, including, for example, by—\nfixing a maximum speed limit; or\nindicating a pedestrian crossing; or\nindicating a place where driving, parking or standing of a vehicle is restricted or prohibited.\nWithout limiting subsection (1) , the corporation may erect or display a site notice in the form of an official traffic sign.\nA person on the site must comply with a site notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse.\nMaximum penalty—4 penalty units.\nIn this section—\nofficial traffic sign see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 , schedule 4 .\n(sec.5-ssec.1) The corporation may, by site notice, control the driving, parking or standing of vehicles on the site, including, for example, by— fixing a maximum speed limit; or indicating a pedestrian crossing; or indicating a place where driving, parking or standing of a vehicle is restricted or prohibited.\n(sec.5-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the corporation may erect or display a site notice in the form of an official traffic sign.\n(sec.5-ssec.3) A person on the site must comply with a site notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—4 penalty units.\n(sec.5-ssec.4) In this section— official traffic sign see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 , schedule 4 .\n- (a) fixing a maximum speed limit; or\n- (b) indicating a pedestrian crossing; or\n- (c) indicating a place where driving, parking or standing of a vehicle is restricted or prohibited.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"sec.6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notices that contravention of site notice an offence","content":"### sec.6 Notices that contravention of site notice an offence\n\nThis section applies if a site notice mentioned in section 5 does not state that a contravention of the site notice is an offence against this by-law and the maximum penalty for the offence.\nThe corporation must erect or display at or near each vehicular entrance to the part of the site to which the site notice relates, and other places the corporation considers appropriate, a notice stating a contravention of the site notice is an offence and the maximum penalty for the offence.\nA notice erected or displayed under subsection (2) —\nmay contain any other information the corporation considers appropriate; and\nmust be easily visible to passers-by.\n(sec.6-ssec.1) This section applies if a site notice mentioned in section 5 does not state that a contravention of the site notice is an offence against this by-law and the maximum penalty for the offence.\n(sec.6-ssec.2) The corporation must erect or display at or near each vehicular entrance to the part of the site to which the site notice relates, and other places the corporation considers appropriate, a notice stating a contravention of the site notice is an offence and the maximum penalty for the offence.\n(sec.6-ssec.3) A notice erected or displayed under subsection (2) — may contain any other information the corporation considers appropriate; and must be easily visible to passers-by.\n- (a) may contain any other information the corporation considers appropriate; and\n- (b) must be easily visible to passers-by.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"sec.7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Controlling entry to a place and activities etc.","content":"### sec.7 Controlling entry to a place and activities etc.\n\nFor the purposes of the Act , the corporation may, by site notice—\nindicate the entitlement of a person to enter a place on the site; or\nA site notice may indicate an unauthorised person must not enter a place.\ncontrol the activities, conduct or behaviour of a person on the site.\nA person on the site must comply with a site notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse.\nMaximum penalty for subsection (2) —4 penalty units.\n(sec.7-ssec.1) For the purposes of the Act , the corporation may, by site notice— indicate the entitlement of a person to enter a place on the site; or A site notice may indicate an unauthorised person must not enter a place. control the activities, conduct or behaviour of a person on the site.\n(sec.7-ssec.2) A person on the site must comply with a site notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —4 penalty units.\n- (a) indicate the entitlement of a person to enter a place on the site; or Example— A site notice may indicate an unauthorised person must not enter a place.\n- (b) control the activities, conduct or behaviour of a person on the site.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"pt.4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Removal, holding and sale of illegally parked vehicles","content":"# Removal, holding and sale of illegally parked vehicles","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"sec.8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Removal and holding of illegally parked vehicles","content":"### sec.8 Removal and holding of illegally parked vehicles\n\nThis section applies if a security officer, authorised person or police officer—\nbelieves on reasonable grounds that—\na vehicle has been parked in contravention of part 3 ; and\nit is necessary to remove the vehicle, having regard to the safety or convenience of traffic on the site; and\neither—\ncan not immediately locate the driver of the vehicle; or\nbelieves on reasonable grounds that the driver of the vehicle is not willing or able to remove the vehicle immediately.\nThe security officer, authorised person or police officer may seize, remove and hold the vehicle or cause the vehicle to be seized, removed and held.\nThe vehicle must be held at a safe place.\nAs soon as practicable and no later than 14 days after the vehicle is seized, the corporation must give a written notice to the owner of the vehicle.\nHowever, if within 14 days after the vehicle is seized the owner can not be identified or located, the corporation must give the notice to the owner by publishing it in a newspaper circulating generally in the State.\nThe notice must state—\nwhere the vehicle is being held; and\nhow the owner may recover the vehicle.\nIf the vehicle was parked in contravention of part 3 , the owner must pay to the corporation the reasonable cost of seizing, removing, holding and returning the vehicle.\n(sec.8-ssec.1) This section applies if a security officer, authorised person or police officer— believes on reasonable grounds that— a vehicle has been parked in contravention of part 3 ; and it is necessary to remove the vehicle, having regard to the safety or convenience of traffic on the site; and either— can not immediately locate the driver of the vehicle; or believes on reasonable grounds that the driver of the vehicle is not willing or able to remove the vehicle immediately.\n(sec.8-ssec.2) The security officer, authorised person or police officer may seize, remove and hold the vehicle or cause the vehicle to be seized, removed and held.\n(sec.8-ssec.3) The vehicle must be held at a safe place.\n(sec.8-ssec.4) As soon as practicable and no later than 14 days after the vehicle is seized, the corporation must give a written notice to the owner of the vehicle.\n(sec.8-ssec.5) However, if within 14 days after the vehicle is seized the owner can not be identified or located, the corporation must give the notice to the owner by publishing it in a newspaper circulating generally in the State.\n(sec.8-ssec.6) The notice must state— where the vehicle is being held; and how the owner may recover the vehicle.\n(sec.8-ssec.7) If the vehicle was parked in contravention of part 3 , the owner must pay to the corporation the reasonable cost of seizing, removing, holding and returning the vehicle.\n- (a) believes on reasonable grounds that— (i) a vehicle has been parked in contravention of part 3 ; and (ii) it is necessary to remove the vehicle, having regard to the safety or convenience of traffic on the site; and\n- (i) a vehicle has been parked in contravention of part 3 ; and\n- (ii) it is necessary to remove the vehicle, having regard to the safety or convenience of traffic on the site; and\n- (b) either— (i) can not immediately locate the driver of the vehicle; or (ii) believes on reasonable grounds that the driver of the vehicle is not willing or able to remove the vehicle immediately.\n- (i) can not immediately locate the driver of the vehicle; or\n- (ii) believes on reasonable grounds that the driver of the vehicle is not willing or able to remove the vehicle immediately.\n- (i) a vehicle has been parked in contravention of part 3 ; and\n- (ii) it is necessary to remove the vehicle, having regard to the safety or convenience of traffic on the site; and\n- (i) can not immediately locate the driver of the vehicle; or\n- (ii) believes on reasonable grounds that the driver of the vehicle is not willing or able to remove the vehicle immediately.\n- (a) where the vehicle is being held; and\n- (b) how the owner may recover the vehicle.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"sec.9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Sale of unrecovered vehicles","content":"### sec.9 Sale of unrecovered vehicles\n\nThis section applies if the owner of a seized vehicle—\nis given a notice under section 8 ; and\ndoes not recover the vehicle within 2 months after the notice is given.\nThe corporation may sell the vehicle by public auction after publishing a notice of the auction in a newspaper circulating generally in the State.\nThe notice must—\nidentify the vehicle; and\nstate the vehicle is to be sold by auction; and\nstate how the owner may recover the vehicle before the auction; and\nstate the time and place of the auction.\nThe proceeds of sale must be applied in the following order—\nin payment of the reasonable expenses of the sale;\nin payment of the reasonable cost of seizing, removing and holding the vehicle;\nin payment of any balance to the owner.\nThe corporation must retain the balance of the proceeds for 1 year after the sale.\nIf the owner, within 1 year after the sale, asks the corporation to pay the balance of the proceeds to the owner, the corporation must pay to the owner—\nthe balance of the proceeds; and\ninterest on the balance of the proceeds, at the rate of 5% a year, from the day of sale to the day the owner is paid the balance of the proceeds.\nIf the owner has not, within 1 year after the sale, asked the corporation to pay the balance of the proceeds to the owner, the corporation must pay the balance of the proceeds into the consolidated fund.\n(sec.9-ssec.1) This section applies if the owner of a seized vehicle— is given a notice under section 8 ; and does not recover the vehicle within 2 months after the notice is given.\n(sec.9-ssec.2) The corporation may sell the vehicle by public auction after publishing a notice of the auction in a newspaper circulating generally in the State.\n(sec.9-ssec.3) The notice must— identify the vehicle; and state the vehicle is to be sold by auction; and state how the owner may recover the vehicle before the auction; and state the time and place of the auction.\n(sec.9-ssec.4) The proceeds of sale must be applied in the following order— in payment of the reasonable expenses of the sale; in payment of the reasonable cost of seizing, removing and holding the vehicle; in payment of any balance to the owner.\n(sec.9-ssec.5) The corporation must retain the balance of the proceeds for 1 year after the sale.\n(sec.9-ssec.6) If the owner, within 1 year after the sale, asks the corporation to pay the balance of the proceeds to the owner, the corporation must pay to the owner— the balance of the proceeds; and interest on the balance of the proceeds, at the rate of 5% a year, from the day of sale to the day the owner is paid the balance of the proceeds.\n(sec.9-ssec.7) If the owner has not, within 1 year after the sale, asked the corporation to pay the balance of the proceeds to the owner, the corporation must pay the balance of the proceeds into the consolidated fund.\n- (a) is given a notice under section 8 ; and\n- (b) does not recover the vehicle within 2 months after the notice is given.\n- (a) identify the vehicle; and\n- (b) state the vehicle is to be sold by auction; and\n- (c) state how the owner may recover the vehicle before the auction; and\n- (d) state the time and place of the auction.\n- (a) in payment of the reasonable expenses of the sale;\n- (b) in payment of the reasonable cost of seizing, removing and holding the vehicle;\n- (c) in payment of any balance to the owner.\n- (a) the balance of the proceeds; and\n- (b) interest on the balance of the proceeds, at the rate of 5% a year, from the day of sale to the day the owner is paid the balance of the proceeds.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"pt.5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Entry to and exit from the site and temporary closure","content":"# Entry to and exit from the site and temporary closure","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"sec.10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Entry to and exit from the site","content":"### sec.10 Entry to and exit from the site\n\nA person must not enter or exit from the site other than at a place provided by the corporation for that purpose unless the person has a reasonable excuse.\nMaximum penalty—4 penalty units.","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"sec.11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Temporary closure of the site","content":"### sec.11 Temporary closure of the site\n\nThe corporation may temporarily close the site if it considers it is necessary, or convenient, having regard to any of the following—\nthe safety of persons, or the protection of property, on the site;\nan activity to be conducted on the site;\nanother relevant matter.\nThe closure may, but need not, be for a particular period every day.\nWhile the site is closed, the corporation must display a sign at each entry to the site stating the site is closed.\n(sec.11-ssec.1) The corporation may temporarily close the site if it considers it is necessary, or convenient, having regard to any of the following— the safety of persons, or the protection of property, on the site; an activity to be conducted on the site; another relevant matter.\n(sec.11-ssec.2) The closure may, but need not, be for a particular period every day.\n(sec.11-ssec.3) While the site is closed, the corporation must display a sign at each entry to the site stating the site is closed.\n- (a) the safety of persons, or the protection of property, on the site;\n- (b) an activity to be conducted on the site;\n- (c) another relevant matter.","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"sec.12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Entry to the site when it is closed","content":"### sec.12 Entry to the site when it is closed\n\nA person must not enter the site while it is closed under section 11 unless the entry is—\nallowed under subsection (3) (a) ; or\notherwise authorised by law.\nMaximum penalty—4 penalty units.\nThe corporation may, having regard to the reason the site is closed, tell security officers and authorised persons the following—\nthe persons who may enter the site while it is closed (the permitted persons );\nthe conditions, if any, on which the permitted persons may enter.\nA security officer or authorised person must, while on duty at an entry to the closed site—\nallow permitted persons to enter the site and inform them of the conditions; and\nrefuse entry to the site to anyone not otherwise authorised by law to enter the site.\n(sec.12-ssec.1) A person must not enter the site while it is closed under section 11 unless the entry is— allowed under subsection (3) (a) ; or otherwise authorised by law. Maximum penalty—4 penalty units.\n(sec.12-ssec.2) The corporation may, having regard to the reason the site is closed, tell security officers and authorised persons the following— the persons who may enter the site while it is closed (the permitted persons ); the conditions, if any, on which the permitted persons may enter.\n(sec.12-ssec.3) A security officer or authorised person must, while on duty at an entry to the closed site— allow permitted persons to enter the site and inform them of the conditions; and refuse entry to the site to anyone not otherwise authorised by law to enter the site.\n- (a) allowed under subsection (3) (a) ; or\n- (b) otherwise authorised by law.\n- (a) the persons who may enter the site while it is closed (the permitted persons );\n- (b) the conditions, if any, on which the permitted persons may enter.\n- (a) allow permitted persons to enter the site and inform them of the conditions; and\n- (b) refuse entry to the site to anyone not otherwise authorised by law to enter the site.","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"pt.6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Authorised persons","content":"# Authorised persons","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"sec.13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Corporation may authorise employee","content":"### sec.13 Corporation may authorise employee\n\nThe corporation may, by instrument in writing, authorise an employee of the corporation to exercise a power that may be exercised under this by-law by an authorised person if the corporation is satisfied the person is appropriately qualified for the power.\nThe corporation may withdraw the authorisation at any time by signed notice given to the authorised person.\n(sec.13-ssec.1) The corporation may, by instrument in writing, authorise an employee of the corporation to exercise a power that may be exercised under this by-law by an authorised person if the corporation is satisfied the person is appropriately qualified for the power.\n(sec.13-ssec.2) The corporation may withdraw the authorisation at any time by signed notice given to the authorised person.","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"sec.14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Conditions and limit on powers","content":"### sec.14 Conditions and limit on powers\n\nThe powers of an authorised person are subject to any conditions stated in—\nthe authorised person’s instrument of authorisation; or\na signed notice given to the authorised person.\nThe instrument of authorisation or a signed notice given to the authorised person may limit the authorised person’s powers.\nThe authorised person’s authorisation ends if any of the following happens—\nthe term of authorisation stated in a condition of authorisation ends;\nunder another condition of authorisation, the authorisation ends;\nthe authorised person’s authorisation is withdrawn under section 13 (2) ;\nthe authorised person ceases to be an employee of the corporation.\nSubsection (3) does not limit the ways the authorisation of a person ends.\nIn this section—\ncondition of authorisation means a condition under which the authorised person is authorised.\nsigned notice means a notice signed by the corporation manager.\n(sec.14-ssec.1) The powers of an authorised person are subject to any conditions stated in— the authorised person’s instrument of authorisation; or a signed notice given to the authorised person.\n(sec.14-ssec.2) The instrument of authorisation or a signed notice given to the authorised person may limit the authorised person’s powers.\n(sec.14-ssec.3) The authorised person’s authorisation ends if any of the following happens— the term of authorisation stated in a condition of authorisation ends; under another condition of authorisation, the authorisation ends; the authorised person’s authorisation is withdrawn under section 13 (2) ; the authorised person ceases to be an employee of the corporation.\n(sec.14-ssec.4) Subsection (3) does not limit the ways the authorisation of a person ends.\n(sec.14-ssec.5) In this section— condition of authorisation means a condition under which the authorised person is authorised. signed notice means a notice signed by the corporation manager.\n- (a) the authorised person’s instrument of authorisation; or\n- (b) a signed notice given to the authorised person.\n- (a) the term of authorisation stated in a condition of authorisation ends;\n- (b) under another condition of authorisation, the authorisation ends;\n- (c) the authorised person’s authorisation is withdrawn under section 13 (2) ;\n- (d) the authorised person ceases to be an employee of the corporation.","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"sec.15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Issue of identity card","content":"### sec.15 Issue of identity card\n\nThe corporation must issue an identity card to each authorised person.\nThe identity card must—\ncontain a recent photo of the authorised person; and\ncontain a copy of the authorised person’s signature; and\nidentify the person as an authorised person under this by-law; and\nstate an expiry date for the card.\nThis section does not prevent the issue of a single identity card to a person for this by-law and other purposes.\n(sec.15-ssec.1) The corporation must issue an identity card to each authorised person.\n(sec.15-ssec.2) The identity card must— contain a recent photo of the authorised person; and contain a copy of the authorised person’s signature; and identify the person as an authorised person under this by-law; and state an expiry date for the card.\n(sec.15-ssec.3) This section does not prevent the issue of a single identity card to a person for this by-law and other purposes.\n- (a) contain a recent photo of the authorised person; and\n- (b) contain a copy of the authorised person’s signature; and\n- (c) identify the person as an authorised person under this by-law; and\n- (d) state an expiry date for the card.","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"sec.16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Production or display of identity card","content":"### sec.16 Production or display of identity card\n\nIn exercising a power under this by-law in relation to another person in the other person’s presence, an authorised person must—\nproduce the authorised person’s identity card for the other person’s inspection before exercising the power; or\nhave the identity card displayed so it is clearly visible to the other person when exercising the power.\nHowever, if it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1) , the authorised person must produce the identity card for the other person’s inspection at the first reasonable opportunity.\n(sec.16-ssec.1) In exercising a power under this by-law in relation to another person in the other person’s presence, an authorised person must— produce the authorised person’s identity card for the other person’s inspection before exercising the power; or have the identity card displayed so it is clearly visible to the other person when exercising the power.\n(sec.16-ssec.2) However, if it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1) , the authorised person must produce the identity card for the other person’s inspection at the first reasonable opportunity.\n- (a) produce the authorised person’s identity card for the other person’s inspection before exercising the power; or\n- (b) have the identity card displayed so it is clearly visible to the other person when exercising the power.","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"sec.17","sectionType":"section","heading":"Return of identity card","content":"### sec.17 Return of identity card\n\nIf the authorisation of a person as an authorised person ends, the person must return the person’s identity card to the corporation within 21 days after the authorisation ends unless the person has a reasonable excuse.\nMaximum penalty—10 penalty units.","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"pt.7","sectionType":"part","heading":"Repeal","content":"# Repeal","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"sec.18","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal","content":"### sec.18 Repeal\n\nThe South Bank Corporation By-law 2004 , SL No. 165 is repealed.","sortOrder":24}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law replaces the 2004 version of the same instrument and maintains a consistent, narrow scope: regulating traffic, parking, entry/exit, site closure, and enforcement officer powers within the defined South Bank site. No significant expansion or contraction of scope is evident from the text."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple interconnected enforcement mechanisms (notices, directions, seizure, sale) requiring readers to follow a chain of steps","Cross-references to other legislation (Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995, the parent South Bank Corporation Act) that are not reproduced here","Layered authorisation framework with conditions, limits, and termination rules for authorised persons","Procedural requirements with strict timeframes (14 days for notice, 2 months to recover vehicle, 1 year to claim sale proceeds)","Some ambiguity in the 'reasonable excuse' defence which requires external legal interpretation"],"plain_english_summary":"## South Bank Corporation By-law 2014\n\n### What is this?\nThis is a set of rules governing the **South Bank precinct in Brisbane** — the riverside area that includes parklands, restaurants, the beach, and public spaces managed by the South Bank Corporation.\n\n### Who does it affect?\nAnyone who **visits, drives through, parks at, or works at** the South Bank site. It also directly affects South Bank Corporation staff and security officers.\n\n### What does it actually do?\n\n**🗺️ Defines the site**\nIt formally identifies exactly which land counts as \"the site\" by referencing a specific map and plan kept at South Bank House.\n\n**🚗 Traffic and parking rules**\n- Security officers, authorised staff, and police can direct traffic and tell people what to do on the site.\n- The Corporation can put up signs setting speed limits, pedestrian crossings, or no-parking zones — and you must follow them (fines up to 4 penalty units, currently around $600).\n- If you don't follow directions from security or police, you can be fined up to 6 penalty units (around $900).\n\n**🚙 Towing illegally parked cars**\nIf your car is parked illegally and can't be moved quickly, it can be towed. You'll then:\n1. Get a written notice telling you where your car is.\n2. Have to pay towing and storage costs to get it back.\n3. If you don't collect it within **2 months**, the Corporation can sell it at public auction.\n4. If your car is sold, you can claim any leftover money (plus 5% interest) within **1 year** — after that, the money goes to the government.\n\n**🚪 Entry and exit**\n- You must enter and leave the site only through designated entry/exit points.\n- The Corporation can **temporarily close** the entire site for safety, events, or other reasons — and while it's closed, you cannot enter unless specifically permitted.\n\n**👷 Authorised officers**\n- The Corporation can formally authorise its employees to enforce this by-law.\n- These officers must carry and show an identity card when exercising their powers.\n- If their authorisation ends, they must return their ID card within 21 days (or face a fine of up to 10 penalty units, around $1,500).\n\n### What's a \"penalty unit\"?\nIn Queensland, one penalty unit is currently **$154.80** (as at 2024). So a 6-unit fine is around $929.\n\n### Why does this matter to you?\nIf you visit South Bank, this by-law sets the rules for how you can use the space. Ignoring parking signs, failing to follow security directions, or entering through the wrong gate can all lead to real fines. If your car gets towed, you need to act within the timeframes set out here to avoid losing it altogether."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law appears consistent with its original purpose as a local management instrument for the South Bank precinct. It covers standard operational matters for a statutory corporation managing public land: traffic control, parking enforcement, site security, and authorised officer powers. There is no evidence of scope creep into unrelated policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward structure with 7 parts covering distinct operational areas (site definition, traffic control, vehicle removal, entry/exit, authorised persons, repeal)","Minimal cross-referencing—primarily internal references to other sections of the same by-law and one external reference to the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995","Only 2 defined terms in the interpretation section (official traffic sign, condition of authorisation, signed notice), with most definitions located in Schedule 2 (not fully shown in extract)","Clear conditional logic with simple 'if-then' structures for vehicle seizure and sale procedures","No nested exceptions or complex provisos—most offences include a simple 'reasonable excuse' defence","Procedural requirements are explicit and sequential (e.g., 14-day notice period, 2-month holding period, 1-year retention of sale proceeds)","Short length—approximately 18 sections covering specific operational matters without extensive regulatory detail"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law sets the rules for managing the South Bank precinct in Brisbane—a major cultural and recreational area. It gives the South Bank Corporation (the body that runs the area) powers to control traffic, parking, and public behaviour on the site.\n\n**Key things this by-law does:**\n\n- **Defines the area**: It officially maps out exactly which land counts as \"the site\" (referring to specific plans that are kept at the Corporation's office).\n\n- **Traffic and parking control**: Security officers, authorised staff, and police can direct traffic and issue instructions to people on site. The Corporation can put up signs setting speed limits, marking pedestrian crossings, and restricting where vehicles can park or drive. If you ignore these signs, you can be fined (up to 4-6 penalty units).\n\n- **Towing illegally parked vehicles**: If a vehicle is parked where it shouldn't be and the driver can't be found or won't move it, officers can seize and remove it. The owner must pay towing and storage fees to get their vehicle back. If the owner doesn't claim the vehicle within 2 months, the Corporation can sell it at auction. Any money left over after costs are deducted is held for the owner for one year (with 5% interest), then goes to the State if unclaimed.\n\n- **Controlling entry and temporary closures**: People can only enter or exit through designated points. The Corporation can temporarily close the whole site for safety, events, or other reasons. During closures, only permitted people can enter.\n\n- **Authorised persons**: The Corporation can give written authority to employees to exercise powers under this by-law (like issuing directions). These authorised persons must carry photo ID cards and show them when exercising their powers.\n\n**Who it affects**: Anyone visiting, working in, or driving through the South Bank precinct—essentially millions of visitors to Brisbane's cultural precinct each year.\n\n**Why it matters**: It keeps the area safe and orderly, manages traffic in a busy pedestrian zone, and ensures there's a legal framework for towing vehicles and managing the public space."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"sec.8(5)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Section 8(5) requires the corporation to 'give the notice to the owner' by newspaper publication when the owner cannot be identified or located. However, if the owner cannot be identified, publishing a notice purportedly 'to the owner' in a newspaper is legally fictional — there is no identified recipient, so the notice cannot meaningfully be 'given' to anyone. The provision treats newspaper publication as equivalent to personal service on an unknown person, which is a legal fiction that strains the concept of giving notice.","confidence":0.72,"description":"Publishing a notice to an unidentifiable owner in a newspaper"},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"sec.9(4)(c) and sec.9(5)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Section 9(4)(c) states the proceeds must be applied 'in payment of any balance to the owner', implying immediate payment to the owner. Yet section 9(5) requires the corporation to 'retain the balance of the proceeds for 1 year after the sale'. These two subsections are in direct tension: one says pay the balance to the owner immediately as part of the proceeds distribution, while the other says retain it for a year. The legislation does not resolve whether the 'payment' in 9(4)(c) is immediate or deferred.","confidence":0.78,"description":"Obligation to pay 'balance to the owner' in proceeds order, then separately retain that balance — creating a circular payment obligation"},{"type":"other","section":"sec.9(6)","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 5% per annum interest runs from the day of sale, but the corporation is permitted to retain the funds for up to 1 year under s.9(5). The Act structurally causes the delay that then triggers an interest liability on the corporation. While not strictly absurd, this creates an odd incentive: the longer the corporation retains the funds (which it is entitled to do), the greater its interest liability, yet it has no mechanism to compel the owner to claim early.","confidence":0.6,"description":"Interest accrues from 'day of sale' but owner must wait up to 1 year to claim — interest obligation presupposes delay the Act itself creates"},{"type":"circular_definition","section":"sec.14(3)(b)","severity":"low","reasoning":"Section 14(3)(b) states the authorisation ends 'under another condition of authorisation, the authorisation ends' — this is entirely circular and adds no operative content beyond restating that conditions can end authorisation, which is already captured by 14(3)(a). The provision defines itself by reference to itself.","confidence":0.65,"description":"Circular definition of authorisation ending 'under another condition of authorisation'"},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"sec.11(3) and sec.12","severity":"low","reasoning":"Section 11(3) imposes a mandatory obligation to display signs 'while the site is closed', but section 11(1) allows closure where the corporation 'considers it necessary' for safety. In an emergency closure scenario, strict simultaneous compliance with the signage requirement at every entry point may be physically impossible from the moment of closure, creating a period of non-compliance with a mandatory obligation.","confidence":0.55,"description":"Obligation to display signs 'at each entry' to a closed site is potentially impossible if the closure is triggered by safety emergencies requiring immediate closure"},{"type":"other","section":"sec.9(1)(b)","severity":"low","reasoning":"For an identified owner, the 2-month period runs from when notice is given under s.8(4). For an unidentified owner, notice is given by newspaper publication under s.8(5). However, s.9(1) refers only to being 'given a notice under section 8' without distinguishing between these two scenarios. It is unclear whether an owner who later self-identifies after newspaper publication has the full 2 months from the publication date or is already out of time.","confidence":0.62,"description":"2-month recovery window after notice may be inadequate given the 14-day notice publication timeline creates uncertainty about when the period begins for unidentified owners"}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"high","section_a":"sec.9(4)(c)","section_b":"sec.9(5)","confidence":0.82,"description":"Section 9(4)(c) directs payment of the balance 'to the owner' as part of the mandatory proceeds distribution order, while section 9(5) directs the corporation to 'retain' that same balance for 1 year. These provisions cannot both be complied with simultaneously — one requires immediate disbursement, the other requires retention."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"sec.4(2)","section_b":"sec.5(3)","confidence":0.7,"description":"Section 4(2) imposes a maximum penalty of 6 penalty units for failing to comply with a direction from a security officer, authorised person or police officer to control traffic. Section 5(3) imposes only 4 penalty units for failing to comply with a site notice controlling driving, parking or standing. A site notice is a more permanent and clearly visible form of direction, yet attracts a lower penalty than a verbal or gestured direction from an officer. This creates an inverse deterrence relationship with no evident policy justification."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"sec.8(4)","section_b":"sec.8(5)","confidence":0.73,"description":"Section 8(4) requires the corporation to give written notice to the owner 'no later than 14 days after the vehicle is seized'. Section 8(5) says 'if within 14 days after the vehicle is seized the owner cannot be identified or located', the corporation must give notice by newspaper. These subsections set the same 14-day deadline but for mutually exclusive outcomes. If the owner cannot be identified within 14 days, it may already be too late to comply with s.8(4)'s requirement to give written notice within 14 days, yet s.8(5) treats this as a separate and additional obligation arising within the same window rather than an alternative."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"sec.13(1)","section_b":"sec.14(5)","confidence":0.58,"description":"Section 13(1) defines an authorised person as an employee of the corporation authorised in writing. Section 14(5) defines 'signed notice' as a notice signed by the 'corporation manager'. However, conditions limiting or ending an authorised person's powers can be imposed by signed notice under s.14(1)(b) and s.14(2). This creates a structural inconsistency: the corporation (a body) creates the authorisation under s.13(1), but an individual officer (the corporation manager) can unilaterally limit or end that authorisation via signed notice, without the same institutional authorisation process being required."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"sec.12(1)","section_b":"sec.12(3)(b)","confidence":0.67,"description":"Section 12(1) prohibits entry to the closed site unless allowed under s.12(3)(a) (permitted persons) or 'otherwise authorised by law'. Section 12(3)(b) obliges security officers and authorised persons to 'refuse entry to the site to anyone not otherwise authorised by law'. However, s.12(3)(b) does not instruct them to also refuse entry to persons who breach conditions imposed under s.12(2)(b). A permitted person who enters in breach of conditions is arguably not prohibited by s.12(1) (they are 'allowed' under s.12(3)(a)) yet the security officer has no express power to refuse them despite the condition breach."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/south-bank-corporation-by-law-2014","history":"/api/acts/south-bank-corporation-by-law-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/south-bank-corporation-by-law-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/south-bank-corporation-by-law-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/south-bank-corporation-by-law-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/south-bank-corporation-by-law-2014/documents"}}