Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A local government may make local laws about each of the following matters for a canal in its area--
(a) the movement and use of vessels, and the use of structures, in the canal;
(b) the obligations of the owner of a structure in the canal, including, for example, obligations about maintaining the structure in a safe condition;
(c) if, under the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995, the local government must maintain the canal and keep it clean--the maintenance and cleaning of the canal.
(2) Subsection (1) is subject to the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994.
(3) In this section--
canal means a canal as defined under the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995, section 9.
owner, of a structure, means--
(a) the holder of a development permit or compliance permit under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 to build the structure; or
(b) the owner of the land receiving the benefit of the structure or to which the structure is connected.