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City of Brisbane Act 2010
sec.77The Brisbane River
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### sec.77 The Brisbane River
This section is about roads that are over, under, on or in the Brisbane River ( river crossings ).
For this section, the Brisbane River is any part of the Brisbane River that is not within the local government area of another local government.
The council may—
survey and resurvey river crossings; and
construct, maintain and improve river crossings; and
name and number river crossings.
Subject to any restrictions prescribed under a regulation—
local laws apply to a river crossing as if all of the crossing were within Brisbane; and
all a river crossing is taken, for the purpose of any Act, to be a road within Brisbane.
(sec.77-ssec.1) This section is about roads that are over, under, on or in the Brisbane River ( river crossings ).
(sec.77-ssec.2) For this section, the Brisbane River is any part of the Brisbane River that is not within the local government area of another local government.
(sec.77-ssec.3) The council may— survey and resurvey river crossings; and construct, maintain and improve river crossings; and name and number river crossings.
(sec.77-ssec.4) Subject to any restrictions prescribed under a regulation— local laws apply to a river crossing as if all of the crossing were within Brisbane; and all a river crossing is taken, for the purpose of any Act, to be a road within Brisbane.
- (a) survey and resurvey river crossings; and
- (b) construct, maintain and improve river crossings; and
- (c) name and number river crossings.
- (a) local laws apply to a river crossing as if all of the crossing were within Brisbane; and
- (b) all a river crossing is taken, for the purpose of any Act, to be a road within Brisbane.