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Transport Infrastructure Act 1994
sec.475SGiving notice of removal of watercraft
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### sec.475S Giving notice of removal of watercraft
If a watercraft is removed under section 475Q or 475R , the watercraft’s owner must be given written notice of the place where the watercraft has been taken by—
if the watercraft was removed from Gold Coast waters—the Gold Coast Waterways Authority; or
otherwise—the chief executive.
However, if the chief executive or Gold Coast Waterways Authority can not find the owner after making reasonable inquiries having regard to the watercraft’s value, the chief executive may give the notice by publishing it in a newspaper circulating in the locality from which the watercraft was removed.
In this section—
watercraft includes anything in, on or attached to the watercraft.
s 475S ins 2009 No. 47 s 14
amd 2012 No. 38 s 105
(sec.475S-ssec.1) If a watercraft is removed under section 475Q or 475R , the watercraft’s owner must be given written notice of the place where the watercraft has been taken by— if the watercraft was removed from Gold Coast waters—the Gold Coast Waterways Authority; or otherwise—the chief executive.
(sec.475S-ssec.2) However, if the chief executive or Gold Coast Waterways Authority can not find the owner after making reasonable inquiries having regard to the watercraft’s value, the chief executive may give the notice by publishing it in a newspaper circulating in the locality from which the watercraft was removed.
(sec.475S-ssec.3) In this section— watercraft includes anything in, on or attached to the watercraft.
- (a) if the watercraft was removed from Gold Coast waters—the Gold Coast Waterways Authority; or
- (b) otherwise—the chief executive.