Gold Coast Waterways Authority Act 2012 (Qld)

Gold Coast Waterways Authority Act 2012

An Act to provide for the establishment of the Gold Coast Waterways Authority

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Coast Waterways Authority Act 2012.

2 Commencement (1) This Act, other than part 13, divisions 1 and 6, commences on 1 December 2012. (2) Part 13, divisions 1 and 6 commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3 Purposes of Act and their achievement (1) The main purpose of this Act is to deliver the best possible management of the Gold Coast waterways at reasonable cost to the community and government, while keeping government regulation to a minimum. (2) Other purposes of this Act are to do the following— (a) plan for and facilitate the development of the Gold Coast waterways over the long term in a way that is sustainable and considers the impact of development on the environment; (b) improve and maintain navigational access to the Gold Coast waterways; (c) develop and improve public marine facilities relating to the Gold Coast waterways; (d) promote and manage the sustainable use of the Gold Coast waterways for marine industries, tourism and recreation; (e) facilitate the implementation of the Spit master plan through the development and delivery of a program of community infrastructure and public realm works. (3) To achieve the purposes, this Act establishes the Gold Coast Waterways Authority to— (a) strategically plan for, facilitate and manage the development and use of the Gold Coast waterways; and (b) develop and deliver a program of community infrastructure and public realm works for the Spit master plan area.

4 Relationship with other Acts (1) This Act does not affect the operation of the following Acts— (a) the Fisheries Act 1994; (b) the Marine Parks Act 2004; (c) the Maritime Safety Queensland Act 2002; (d) the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994; (e) the Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995; (f) the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994. (2) This Act does not affect the functions or obligations of a local government under the following laws— (a) the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995; (b) the Local Government Act 2009 or a local law made under that Act; (c) the Planning Act 2016.