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Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Act 2016
sec.63Agreement amounts are not penalties
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### sec.63 Agreement amounts are not penalties
This section applies to an agreement if—
the State is a party to the agreement; and
the agreement relates to the development of land within the Queen’s Wharf priority development area; and
a term of the agreement entitles the State to keep an amount given to it by another party in the event of a termination of the agreement.
It is declared that—
the term of the agreement has effect even if it is inconsistent with the common law; and
the amount is not a penalty at law.
(sec.63-ssec.1) This section applies to an agreement if— the State is a party to the agreement; and the agreement relates to the development of land within the Queen’s Wharf priority development area; and a term of the agreement entitles the State to keep an amount given to it by another party in the event of a termination of the agreement.
(sec.63-ssec.2) It is declared that— the term of the agreement has effect even if it is inconsistent with the common law; and the amount is not a penalty at law.
- (a) the State is a party to the agreement; and
- (b) the agreement relates to the development of land within the Queen’s Wharf priority development area; and
- (c) a term of the agreement entitles the State to keep an amount given to it by another party in the event of a termination of the agreement.
- (a) the term of the agreement has effect even if it is inconsistent with the common law; and
- (b) the amount is not a penalty at law.