Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsAboriginal cultural heritage see the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003.
access channel see section 7.
administrative amendment, of a coastal plan, means an amendment correcting or changing—
(a) an explanatory matter about the plan; or
(b) the format or presentation of the plan; or
(c) a spelling, grammatical or mapping error in the plan; or
(d) a factual matter incorrectly stated in the plan; or
(e) a redundant or outdated term in the plan; or
(f) inconsistent numbering of provisions in the plan; or
(g) a cross-reference in the plan.
allocation notice see section 76(3)(b).
alter includes add to, remove from, maintain, or change in any way, and includes starting or continuing to alter.
applicable code see the Planning Act, schedule 3.
appropriately qualified—
1 Appropriately qualified, for an individual to whom a power of the chief executive under this Act may be delegated, includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power.
Example of standing—
a person's classification level in the public service
2 If a power delegated to a local government may be subdelegated by the local government, the following are appropriately qualified entities for the subdelegation—
(a) the local government's mayor;
(b) a standing committee or a chairperson of a standing committee of the local government;
(c) the local government's chief executive officer;
(d) an employee of the local government, having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power.
Example of standing for paragraph (d)—
the employee's classification level in the local government
artificial waterway see section 8.
assessable development see the Planning Act, schedule 3.
assessment manager see the Planning Act, section 246(1).
authorised person means a person appointed as an authorised person under this Act.
Beach Protection Act means the Beach Protection Act 1968.
Beach Protection Authority means the Beach Protection Authority constituted under the Beach Protection Act, section 5.
biological diversity see Nature Conservation Act 1992, section 10.
build includes—
(a) move from one position to another position, whether on the same or another allotment; and
(b) re-build (with or without alteration) whether on the same or another allotment.
building means a fixed structure that is either completely or partly enclosed by walls and is roofed, and includes any part of a building.
canal see section 9.
Canals Act means the Canals Act 1958.
chapter 4 activity see the Environmental Protection Act 1994, schedule 4.
coast see section 10.
coastal building line means a line declared as a coastal building line under this Act.
coastal hazard means erosion of the foreshore or tidal inundation.
coastal management see section 11.
coastal management district means a part of the coastal zone declared under this Act as a coastal management district.
coastal plan means the coastal plan made under chapter 2, part 1.
coastal protection notice see section 59.
coastal resources see section 12.
coastal waters see section 13.
coastal wetlands see section 14.
coastal zone see section 15.
coastal zone map see section 18A.
concurrence agency, for a development application, see the Planning Act, schedule 3.
cultural resources, of the coastal zone, means the places or objects that have anthropological, archaeological, historical, scientific, spiritual, visual or sociological significance or value, including such significance or value under Aboriginal tradition or Island custom.
currency period means the period mentioned in the Planning Act, section 341.
damage, to vegetation, means remove, fell, cut down, ringbark, dig up, pull out, poison or burn the vegetation or interfere with the natural growth of the vegetation, and includes damage to the vegetation caused by draining land or altering the water table for land.
deemed approval see section 177(1).
development see the Planning Act, section 7.
development application means an application for a development approval.
development approval see the Planning Act, schedule 3.
development permit see the Planning Act, schedule 3.
ecologically sustainable development see section 16.
environmental authority see Environmental Protection Act 1994, schedule 4.
environmentally relevant activity see the Environmental Protection Act 1994, section 18.
erosion prone area means an area declared to be an erosion prone area under section 70(1).
fee includes tax.
foreshore means the land lying between high-water mark and low water mark as is ordinarily covered and uncovered by the flow and ebb of the tide at spring tides.
former district see section 170(1)(b).
government entity means a government department or an agency, authority, commission, corporation, instrumentality, office or other entity, established under an Act for a public or official purpose, and includes part of a government entity.
harbour master means a person who is appointed under the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 as a harbour master.
Harbours Act means the repealed Harbours Act 1955 as continued to have effect under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, sections 233 and 236.
high-water mark means the ordinary high-water mark at spring tides.
interest, for land, includes—
(a) a mining claim, mineral development licence or mining lease granted under the Mineral Resources Act 1989; or
(b) a petroleum lease granted under the Petroleum Act 1923 or the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004; or
(c) a GHG injection and storage lease granted under the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009; or
(d) a geothermal production lease granted under the Geothermal Energy Act 2010.
inundated land means freehold land that, through the excavation of the land or other land, has become inundated by water subject to tidal influence, but does not include a canal, or part of a canal.
land includes land that is, or is at any time, covered by Queensland waters.
land surrender condition see section 110(1).
land under tidal water includes foreshore.
leased land means land held under a lease under the Land Act 1994.
local government area means the part of the State established as a local government area under the Local Government Act 2009.
low water mark means the ordinary low water mark at spring tides.
National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development means the National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development endorsed by the Council of Australian Governments on 7 December 1992.
natural resources, of the coastal zone, means the natural and physical features and processes of the zone, including wildlife, soil, water, minerals and air.
obstruct includes—
(a) hinder or resist; and
(b) attempt to obstruct.
operational work see the Planning Act, section 10(1).
owner, for chapter 5, part 1, see section 150(1).
owner, of land, means the person for the time being entitled to receive the rent of the land or would be entitled to receive the rent from it if it were let to a tenant at a rent, and includes the holder of a lease, licence or permission from the State, or a person deriving title under it.
place includes land, a structure, vehicle or other place (even if the place is in a natural or undeveloped state) whether the place is on or under the water or on the bed of any waters.
Planning Act means the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.
Planning Minister means the Minister administering the Planning Act.
planning scheme see the Planning Act, section 79.
plan of subdivision see Land Title Act 1994, section 49.
port see Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, schedule 6.
port authority see Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, schedule 6.
port operator has the meaning given in the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, section 267.
preliminary approval see the Planning Act, schedule 3.
previous, for chapter 6, part 6, see section 195.
quarry material—
1 Quarry material means material on State coastal land, other than a mineral within the meaning of any Act relating to mining.
2 For item 1, material includes, for example, stone, gravel, sand, rock, clay, mud, silt and soil, unless it is removed from a culvert, stormwater drain or other drainage infrastructure as waste material.
reasonably believes means believes on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances.
referral agency see the Planning Act, schedule 3.
registration certificate see the Environmental Protection Act 1994, section 73F.
required authority, for an environmentally relevant activity, means any of the following required for the activity under the Environmental Protection Act 1994—
(a) for a chapter 4 activity—
(i) a registration certificate; and
(ii) if the activity is not subject to a code of environmental compliance—a development permit;
(b) for a mining activity or petroleum activity—an environmental authority.
right line tidal boundary has the same meaning as in the Land Act 1994.
sea includes bays, arms and inlets of the sea.
specified works see the Wild Rivers Act 2005, section 48.
State coastal land see section 17.
State tidal land means land in the coastal zone other than the following—
(a) land for which a lease under the Land Act 1994 is granted;
(b) land for which a permit to occupy is issued under the Land Act 1994;
(c) freehold land, including inundated land;
(d) a reserve under the Land Act 1994;
(e) land on the landward side of a tidal boundary or right line tidal boundary.
stock means any grazing animal, and includes commercially farmed birds.
structure includes a building, deck, fence, gazebo, path, pillar, post, road, swimming pool, tennis court and wall.
tidal boundary has the same meaning as in the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003, part 7.
tidal water means—
(a) the sea and any part of a harbour or watercourse ordinarily within the ebb and flow of the tide at spring tides; or
(b) the water downstream from a downstream limit declared under the Water Act 2000.
tidal works—
1 Tidal works means work (the relevant work) in, on or above land under tidal water, or land that will or may be under tidal water because of development on or near the land, and work that is an integral part of the relevant work, wherever located.
2 Tidal works includes the construction or demolition of a basin, boat ramp, breakwater, bridge, dam, dock, dockyard, embankment, groyne, jetty, pipeline, pontoon, power line, seawall, slip, small craft facility, training wall or wharf and works in tidal water necessarily associated with the construction or demolition.
3 Tidal works also includes—
(a) works designed to be exposed to tidal water because of shoreline fluctuations; and
(b) works within the boundaries of a canal, whether above or below high-water mark.
4 Tidal works does not include—
(a) erecting a sign or other structure, including, for example, a navigational aid or sign for maritime navigation, under a direction made under another Act; or
(b) building an open drain that—
(i) is less than 1m deep; and
(ii) has a cross sectional area less than 2.5m2; or
(c) work within a coastal management district that is assessable development prescribed under the Planning Act, section 232(1); or
(d) removing quarry material that has accumulated within the boundaries of, or in an area adjoining, a previously approved tidal work to allow the work to be used for the function for which it was approved; or
(e) removing quarry material from land under tidal water, if the removal is for no other purpose than the sale of the material or use of the material to reclaim land; or
(f) constructing buoy moorings.
tidal works notice see section 60.
Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage see the Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003, section 8.
unallocated State land see Land Act 1994, schedule 6.
vegetation includes trees.
wildlife see Nature Conservation Act 1992, schedule.
wild river area see the Wild Rivers Act 2005, schedule.