Gold Coast Waterways Authority Act 2012
sec.10Main function and its achievement
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sec.10 Main function and its achievement
The authority’s main function is to give effect to the purposes of this Act. For giving effect to the purposes of this Act mentioned in section 3 (1) and (2) (a) to (d) , the authority’s main function is performed primarily by the authority doing the following in relation to the Gold Coast waterways— developing, under part 4 — a waterways management strategy; and a waterways management program; ensuring the effective and efficient management of the following, including by exercising the powers under part 5 — water traffic and public marine facilities; the use of the Gold Coast waterways; performing functions conferred on the authority under the following Acts— the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 ; managing public marine facilities managing, under a waterways management regulation made under that Act, the use of waterways the Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995 ; through employees of the authority appointed as authorised officers, dealing with the discharge of ship-sourced pollutants into coastal waters providing, arranging for the provision of, or directing the provision of reception facilities recovering discharge expenses incurred in relation to a discharge or likely discharge of pollutant from a ship into coastal waters the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 ; setting up, entering into agreements to set up and maintaining aids to navigation fixing speed limits for ships approving the establishment of buoy moorings giving consent for the holding of aquatic events performing any other function conferred on the authority under this Act or another law. For giving effect to the purpose of this Act mentioned in section 3 (2) (e) , the authority’s main function is performed primarily by the authority— developing, under part 4A , a Spit works program; and ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of the Spit works program. s 10 amd 2020 No. 6 s 16 (sec.10-ssec.1) The authority’s main function is to give effect to the purposes of this Act. (sec.10-ssec.2) For giving effect to the purposes of this Act mentioned in section 3 (1) and (2) (a) to (d) , the authority’s main function is performed primarily by the authority doing the following in relation to the Gold Coast waterways— developing, under part 4 — a waterways management strategy; and a waterways management program; ensuring the effective and efficient management of the following, including by exercising the powers under part 5 — water traffic and public marine facilities; the use of the Gold Coast waterways; performing functions conferred on the authority under the following Acts— the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 ; managing public marine facilities managing, under a waterways management regulation made under that Act, the use of waterways the Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995 ; through employees of the authority appointed as authorised officers, dealing with the discharge of ship-sourced pollutants into coastal waters providing, arranging for the provision of, or directing the provision of reception facilities recovering discharge expenses incurred in relation to a discharge or likely discharge of pollutant from a ship into coastal waters the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 ; setting up, entering into agreements to set up and maintaining aids to navigation fixing speed limits for ships approving the establishment of buoy moorings giving consent for the holding of aquatic events performing any other function conferred on the authority under this Act or another law. (sec.10-ssec.3) For giving effect to the purpose of this Act mentioned in section 3 (2) (e) , the authority’s main function is performed primarily by the authority— developing, under part 4A , a Spit works program; and ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of the Spit works program.