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Water Act 2000
sec.5AAWatercourse etc. may be mapped
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### 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.