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sec.3BSafe night precincts— Act , s 173NC (1)
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### sec.3B Safe night precincts— Act , s 173NC (1)
For section 173NC (1) of the Act , each of the following is prescribed as a safe night precinct—
the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Airlie Beach CBD in schedule 2 (the Airlie Beach CBD safe night precinct );
the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Brisbane CBD in schedule 3 (the Brisbane CBD safe night precinct );
the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Broadbeach CBD in schedule 4 (the Broadbeach CBD safe night precinct );
the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Bundaberg CBD in schedule 5 (the Bundaberg CBD safe night precinct );
the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Cairns CBD in schedule 6 (the Cairns CBD safe night precinct );
the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of Fortitude Valley in schedule 7 (the Fortitude Valley safe night precinct );
the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Gladstone CBD in schedule 8 (the Gladstone CBD safe night precinct );
the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of inner west Brisbane in schedule 9 (the Inner West Brisbane safe night precinct );
the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Ipswich CBD in schedule 10 (the Ipswich CBD safe night precinct );
the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Mackay CBD in schedule 11 (the Mackay CBD safe night precinct );
the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Rockhampton CBD in schedule 12 (the Rockhampton CBD safe night precinct );
the areas marked as a safe night precinct on the map of Maroochydore in schedule 13 , part 1 , the map of Mooloolaba in schedule 13 , part 2 and the map of Caloundra in schedule 13 , part 3 (together the Sunshine Coast safe night precinct );
the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Surfers Paradise CBD in schedule 14 (the Surfers Paradise CBD safe night precinct );
the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Toowoomba CBD in schedule 15 (the Toowoomba CBD safe night precinct );
the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Townsville CBD in schedule 16 (the Townsville CBD safe night precinct ).
Copies of the maps mentioned in subsection (1) can be accessed on the Queensland Government website.
If the boundary of a safe night precinct on a map in a schedule mentioned in subsection (1) is shown to run along a road casement, the following apply—
if the road casement is inside the boundary of the safe night precinct—any footpath forming part of the road casement is also inside the boundary of the safe night precinct;
if the road casement is outside the boundary of the safe night precinct—any footpath forming part of the road casement is also outside the boundary of the safe night precinct.
Also, subsections (4) and (5) apply if the boundary of a safe night precinct on a map in a schedule mentioned in subsection (1) is shown to end—
in, or at the edge of, a waterway; or
in an ocean; or
on a beach.
The boundary of the safe night precinct is taken to be the low-water mark, during ordinary spring tides, at the location mentioned in subsection (3) .
If part of a relevant public structure is built on or over water that is inside the boundary of a safe night precinct, the entire structure is taken to be inside the boundary of the precinct, regardless of the structure’s position in relation to the low-water mark.
In this section—
boundary , of a safe night precinct, includes part of the boundary of the precinct.
footpath means an area open to the public that is designated for, or has as 1 of its main uses, use by pedestrians.
relevant public structure means a structure that may be used by the public in connection with a waterway or ocean, but does not include a bridge.
ferry terminal, jetty, walkway
s 3B prev s 3B ins 2010 Act No. 51 s 51
sub 2011 SL No. 147 s 3
om 2014 SL No. 225 s 5
pres s 3B ins 2014 SL No. 225 s 6
amd 2014 SL No. 319 s 4
(sec.3B-ssec.1) For section 173NC (1) of the Act , each of the following is prescribed as a safe night precinct— the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Airlie Beach CBD in schedule 2 (the Airlie Beach CBD safe night precinct ); the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Brisbane CBD in schedule 3 (the Brisbane CBD safe night precinct ); the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Broadbeach CBD in schedule 4 (the Broadbeach CBD safe night precinct ); the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Bundaberg CBD in schedule 5 (the Bundaberg CBD safe night precinct ); the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Cairns CBD in schedule 6 (the Cairns CBD safe night precinct ); the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of Fortitude Valley in schedule 7 (the Fortitude Valley safe night precinct ); the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Gladstone CBD in schedule 8 (the Gladstone CBD safe night precinct ); the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of inner west Brisbane in schedule 9 (the Inner West Brisbane safe night precinct ); the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Ipswich CBD in schedule 10 (the Ipswich CBD safe night precinct ); the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Mackay CBD in schedule 11 (the Mackay CBD safe night precinct ); the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Rockhampton CBD in schedule 12 (the Rockhampton CBD safe night precinct ); the areas marked as a safe night precinct on the map of Maroochydore in schedule 13 , part 1 , the map of Mooloolaba in schedule 13 , part 2 and the map of Caloundra in schedule 13 , part 3 (together the Sunshine Coast safe night precinct ); the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Surfers Paradise CBD in schedule 14 (the Surfers Paradise CBD safe night precinct ); the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Toowoomba CBD in schedule 15 (the Toowoomba CBD safe night precinct ); the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Townsville CBD in schedule 16 (the Townsville CBD safe night precinct ). Copies of the maps mentioned in subsection (1) can be accessed on the Queensland Government website.
(sec.3B-ssec.2) If the boundary of a safe night precinct on a map in a schedule mentioned in subsection (1) is shown to run along a road casement, the following apply— if the road casement is inside the boundary of the safe night precinct—any footpath forming part of the road casement is also inside the boundary of the safe night precinct; if the road casement is outside the boundary of the safe night precinct—any footpath forming part of the road casement is also outside the boundary of the safe night precinct.
(sec.3B-ssec.3) Also, subsections (4) and (5) apply if the boundary of a safe night precinct on a map in a schedule mentioned in subsection (1) is shown to end— in, or at the edge of, a waterway; or in an ocean; or on a beach.
(sec.3B-ssec.4) The boundary of the safe night precinct is taken to be the low-water mark, during ordinary spring tides, at the location mentioned in subsection (3) .
(sec.3B-ssec.5) If part of a relevant public structure is built on or over water that is inside the boundary of a safe night precinct, the entire structure is taken to be inside the boundary of the precinct, regardless of the structure’s position in relation to the low-water mark.
(sec.3B-ssec.6) In this section— boundary , of a safe night precinct, includes part of the boundary of the precinct. footpath means an area open to the public that is designated for, or has as 1 of its main uses, use by pedestrians. relevant public structure means a structure that may be used by the public in connection with a waterway or ocean, but does not include a bridge. ferry terminal, jetty, walkway
- (a) the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Airlie Beach CBD in schedule 2 (the Airlie Beach CBD safe night precinct );
- (b) the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Brisbane CBD in schedule 3 (the Brisbane CBD safe night precinct );
- (c) the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Broadbeach CBD in schedule 4 (the Broadbeach CBD safe night precinct );
- (d) the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Bundaberg CBD in schedule 5 (the Bundaberg CBD safe night precinct );
- (e) the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Cairns CBD in schedule 6 (the Cairns CBD safe night precinct );
- (f) the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of Fortitude Valley in schedule 7 (the Fortitude Valley safe night precinct );
- (g) the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Gladstone CBD in schedule 8 (the Gladstone CBD safe night precinct );
- (h) the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of inner west Brisbane in schedule 9 (the Inner West Brisbane safe night precinct );
- (i) the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Ipswich CBD in schedule 10 (the Ipswich CBD safe night precinct );
- (j) the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Mackay CBD in schedule 11 (the Mackay CBD safe night precinct );
- (k) the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Rockhampton CBD in schedule 12 (the Rockhampton CBD safe night precinct );
- (l) the areas marked as a safe night precinct on the map of Maroochydore in schedule 13 , part 1 , the map of Mooloolaba in schedule 13 , part 2 and the map of Caloundra in schedule 13 , part 3 (together the Sunshine Coast safe night precinct );
- (m) the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Surfers Paradise CBD in schedule 14 (the Surfers Paradise CBD safe night precinct );
- (n) the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Toowoomba CBD in schedule 15 (the Toowoomba CBD safe night precinct );
- (o) the area marked as a safe night precinct on the map of the Townsville CBD in schedule 16 (the Townsville CBD safe night precinct ).
- (a) if the road casement is inside the boundary of the safe night precinct—any footpath forming part of the road casement is also inside the boundary of the safe night precinct;
- (b) if the road casement is outside the boundary of the safe night precinct—any footpath forming part of the road casement is also outside the boundary of the safe night precinct.
- (a) in, or at the edge of, a waterway; or
- (b) in an ocean; or
- (c) on a beach.