Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The chief executive may--
(a) by agreement with an occupier or owner, conduct or cause to be conducted experiments and demonstrations pertaining to soil conservation on any land;
(b) employ as many persons as may be required for the conduct of those experiments and demonstrations;
(c) appoint such committees as the chief executive considers necessary or desirable to assist the chief executive in carrying this Act into effect.
(2) A committee appointed under subsection (1) may exercise the powers and perform the functions and duties as are conferred or imposed upon it by the chief executive and are consistent with the provisions of this Act.
(2A) A person appointed to a committee under this section may be paid expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred by the person in attending meetings of the committee or in connection with the discharge of the person's functions or duties under this Act and approved by the chief executive.
(3) For a purpose of or connected with the exercise or performance of a power, function or duty conferred or imposed by or pursuant to this Act the chief executive may enter upon land to--
(a) make a plan or survey, or take levels;
(b) place, make, affix or set up survey pegs, marks or poles and alter, remove, inspect, reinstate or repair the same;
(c) dig or bore for the purpose of works thereon or to ascertain the nature of the soil therein;
(d) make an inspection or examination including examining whether a provision of this Act or any requisition, notice or order issued pursuant to this Act is being complied with or contravened;
(e) do all other acts as are reasonably necessary for a purpose referred to in this Act.
(4) The power to enter upon land includes power to re-enter and to remain upon that land for such time as is necessary to achieve the purpose of entry, and to take such assistants, vehicles, materials, equipment or things as are necessary to achieve the purpose of entry.
(5) When the purpose of entry on land is to carry out works to effect compliance with a requisition, notice or order issued pursuant to this Act, the occupier of the land shall be given at least 7 days notice of intention to enter upon the occupier's land.