Gold Coast Waterways Authority Act 2012
sec.24Display or publication of waterways notices
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sec.24 Display or publication of waterways notices
To have effect, a waterways notice must— be displayed, in a way that is clearly visible to passers-by, on or near the thing or area to which it relates; or be published on the authority’s website. Before a waterways notice mentioned in subsection (1) (b) has effect, the authority must publish the waterways notice in a newspaper circulated in the Gold Coast City local government area. A copy of a waterways notice must be available during normal business hours for inspection at the authority’s office. Evidence that a sign displaying a waterways notice was on or near the thing or area to which it relates is evidence that the notice was displayed by the authority. (sec.24-ssec.1) To have effect, a waterways notice must— be displayed, in a way that is clearly visible to passers-by, on or near the thing or area to which it relates; or be published on the authority’s website. (sec.24-ssec.2) Before a waterways notice mentioned in subsection (1) (b) has effect, the authority must publish the waterways notice in a newspaper circulated in the Gold Coast City local government area. (sec.24-ssec.3) A copy of a waterways notice must be available during normal business hours for inspection at the authority’s office. (sec.24-ssec.4) Evidence that a sign displaying a waterways notice was on or near the thing or area to which it relates is evidence that the notice was displayed by the authority.
- (a) be displayed, in a way that is clearly visible to passers-by, on or near the thing or area to which it relates; or
- (b) be published on the authority’s website.