sec.3Purposes of Act and their achievement

sec.3 Purposes of Act and their achievement

The main purpose of this Act is to deliver the best possible management of the Gold Coast waterways at reasonable cost to the community and government, while keeping government regulation to a minimum. Other purposes of this Act are to do the following— plan for and facilitate the development of the Gold Coast waterways over the long term in a way that is sustainable and considers the impact of development on the environment; improve and maintain navigational access to the Gold Coast waterways; develop and improve public marine facilities relating to the Gold Coast waterways; promote and manage the sustainable use of the Gold Coast waterways for marine industries, tourism and recreation; facilitate the implementation of the Spit master plan through the development and delivery of a program of community infrastructure and public realm works. To achieve the purposes, this Act establishes the Gold Coast Waterways Authority to— strategically plan for, facilitate and manage the development and use of the Gold Coast waterways; and develop and deliver a program of community infrastructure and public realm works for the Spit master plan area. s 3 amd 2020 No. 6 s 15 (sec.3-ssec.1) The main purpose of this Act is to deliver the best possible management of the Gold Coast waterways at reasonable cost to the community and government, while keeping government regulation to a minimum. (sec.3-ssec.2) Other purposes of this Act are to do the following— plan for and facilitate the development of the Gold Coast waterways over the long term in a way that is sustainable and considers the impact of development on the environment; improve and maintain navigational access to the Gold Coast waterways; develop and improve public marine facilities relating to the Gold Coast waterways; promote and manage the sustainable use of the Gold Coast waterways for marine industries, tourism and recreation; facilitate the implementation of the Spit master plan through the development and delivery of a program of community infrastructure and public realm works. (sec.3-ssec.3) To achieve the purposes, this Act establishes the Gold Coast Waterways Authority to— strategically plan for, facilitate and manage the development and use of the Gold Coast waterways; and develop and deliver a program of community infrastructure and public realm works for the Spit master plan area.

• (a) plan for and facilitate the development of the Gold Coast waterways over the long term in a way that is sustainable and considers the impact of development on the environment;
• (b) improve and maintain navigational access to the Gold Coast waterways;
• (c) develop and improve public marine facilities relating to the Gold Coast waterways;
• (d) promote and manage the sustainable use of the Gold Coast waterways for marine industries, tourism and recreation;