Cross River Rail Delivery Authority Bill 2016 (Qld)

An Act to establish the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority and to amend this Act, the Economic Development Act 2012 and the Right to Information Act 2009 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

Division 1 Introduction

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority Act 2016 .

2 Commencement (1) This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. (2) However, if no day has been fixed by 1 July 2017, the Act commences on that day. (3) The Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 15DA does not apply to this Act.

3 Purpose (1) The purpose of this Act is to establish the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority— (a) to plan, carry out, promote or coordinate activities to facilitate economic development, and development for community purposes, in a cross river rail PDA; and (b) to facilitate the efficient delivery of the cross river rail project and transport-related projects. (2) It is the intention of Parliament that the authority continue in existence only until the cross river rail project and any transport-related projects are completed.

4 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons, including the State. (2) However, the State can not be prosecuted for an offence against this Act.

Division 2 Interpretation

5 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in this Act.

6 Meaning of cross river rail project (1) The cross river rail project is the project known as the cross river rail project described in— (a) the Coordinator-General's report for the environmental impact statement for the project, dated December 2012, under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 ; and (b) any Coordinator-General's change report for the project under that Act. (2) The cross river rail project also includes the carrying out of— (a) development, other than development prescribed by regulation, in a cross river rail PDA; and (b) PDA-associated development, other than PDA-associated development prescribed by regulation, for a cross river rail PDA. (3) In this section— PDA-associated development see the Economic Development Act 2012 , schedule 1.