sec.5AAWatercourse etc. may be mapped

### sec.5AA Watercourse etc. may be mapped The chief executive may prepare a map ( watercourse identification map ) identifying any of the following features— a watercourse (other than its lateral limits); the downstream limit of a watercourse; a drainage feature; a lake; a spring. The watercourse identification map must be— certified by the chief executive as the watercourse identification map as in force from a stated day; and published, in digital electronic form, on a Queensland Government website. A feature identified on the watercourse identification map as a watercourse is taken to be a watercourse (to the extent of its lateral limits) for this Act. A position or feature identified on the watercourse identification map as the downstream limit of a watercourse is taken to be the downstream limit of the watercourse for this Act. A feature identified on the watercourse identification map as a drainage feature is taken to be a drainage feature for this Act. A feature identified on the watercourse identification map as a lake is taken to be a lake for this Act. A feature identified on the watercourse identification map as a spring is taken to be a spring for this Act. The chief executive must consult with the chief executive of the department in which the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 is administered before identifying a feature on the watercourse identification map as the downstream limit of a watercourse. In this section— watercourse includes part of a watercourse. s 5AA ins 2014 No. 64 s 64 (amd 2016 No. 60 s 13 ) amd 2016 No. 60 s 7 ; 2023 No. 24 s 75 s ch 1 pt 1 (sec.5AA-ssec.1) The chief executive may prepare a map ( watercourse identification map ) identifying any of the following features— a watercourse (other than its lateral limits); the downstream limit of a watercourse; a drainage feature; a lake; a spring. (sec.5AA-ssec.2) The watercourse identification map must be— certified by the chief executive as the watercourse identification map as in force from a stated day; and published, in digital electronic form, on a Queensland Government website. (sec.5AA-ssec.3) A feature identified on the watercourse identification map as a watercourse is taken to be a watercourse (to the extent of its lateral limits) for this Act. (sec.5AA-ssec.5) A position or feature identified on the watercourse identification map as the downstream limit of a watercourse is taken to be the downstream limit of the watercourse for this Act. (sec.5AA-ssec.6) A feature identified on the watercourse identification map as a drainage feature is taken to be a drainage feature for this Act. (sec.5AA-ssec.7) A feature identified on the watercourse identification map as a lake is taken to be a lake for this Act. (sec.5AA-ssec.8) A feature identified on the watercourse identification map as a spring is taken to be a spring for this Act. (sec.5AA-ssec.9) The chief executive must consult with the chief executive of the department in which the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 is administered before identifying a feature on the watercourse identification map as the downstream limit of a watercourse. (sec.5AA-ssec.10) In this section— watercourse includes part of a watercourse. - (a) a watercourse (other than its lateral limits); - (c) the downstream limit of a watercourse; - (d) a drainage feature; - (e) a lake; - (f) a spring. - (a) certified by the chief executive as the watercourse identification map as in force from a stated day; and - (b) published, in digital electronic form, on a Queensland Government website.