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South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009
sec.53BDPublicly-controlled places and their public entities
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### sec.53BD Publicly-controlled places and their public entities
A publicly-controlled place is—
a State-controlled road; or
a place for which a public entity is responsible that—
the public is entitled to use; or
is open to members of the public; or
is used by the public, whether or not on payment of money.
a road
However, publicly-controlled place does not include any of the following under the Transport Infrastructure Act —
busway land;
light rail land;
a railway;
rail corridor land.
For provisions relevant to water infrastructure work for places mentioned in subsection (2) , see the Transport Infrastructure Act , chapter 6 (Road transport infrastructure), chapter 9 , part 4 , divisions 4 (Public utility plant) and 5 (Use of busway or busway transport infrastructure) and chapter 10 , part 4 , divisions 3 (Public utility plant) and 4 (Use of light rail or light rail transport infrastructure).
The public entity for a publicly-controlled place is the public entity immediately and primarily responsible for the place.
s 53BD ins 2010 No. 20 s 9
(sec.53BD-ssec.1) A publicly-controlled place is— a State-controlled road; or a place for which a public entity is responsible that— the public is entitled to use; or is open to members of the public; or is used by the public, whether or not on payment of money. a road
(sec.53BD-ssec.2) However, publicly-controlled place does not include any of the following under the Transport Infrastructure Act — busway land; light rail land; a railway; rail corridor land. For provisions relevant to water infrastructure work for places mentioned in subsection (2) , see the Transport Infrastructure Act , chapter 6 (Road transport infrastructure), chapter 9 , part 4 , divisions 4 (Public utility plant) and 5 (Use of busway or busway transport infrastructure) and chapter 10 , part 4 , divisions 3 (Public utility plant) and 4 (Use of light rail or light rail transport infrastructure).
(sec.53BD-ssec.3) The public entity for a publicly-controlled place is the public entity immediately and primarily responsible for the place.
- (a) a State-controlled road; or
- (b) a place for which a public entity is responsible that— (i) the public is entitled to use; or (ii) is open to members of the public; or (iii) is used by the public, whether or not on payment of money. Example for paragraph (b) — a road
- (i) the public is entitled to use; or
- (ii) is open to members of the public; or
- (iii) is used by the public, whether or not on payment of money.
- (i) the public is entitled to use; or
- (ii) is open to members of the public; or
- (iii) is used by the public, whether or not on payment of money.
- (a) busway land;
- (b) light rail land;
- (c) a railway;
- (d) rail corridor land.