Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The chief executive may, in accordance with the relevant roads implementation program, carry out, or enter into contracts for the State with other persons (including local governments, State government bodies and agencies of the Government of some other State or of a Territory) for the carrying out of—
(a) road works on a State-controlled road or on land that is intended to become a State-controlled road; or
(b) other works that contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the road network; or
(c) the operation of a State-controlled road.
(2) The chief executive may, for the State, carry out road works on a local government road in accordance with an agreement between the chief executive and the local government.
(3) The chief executive may, for the State, enter into contracts with other persons for road works to be carried out outside the State by the chief executive, a local government, a State government body or a contractor to the chief executive in accordance with an agreement between the State and the other State or Territory concerned.
(4) A contract with a local government under this section about the maintenance and operation of a State-controlled road may include arrangements about which powers of the local government are to be exercised by the chief executive and which of the powers are to be exercised by the local government for the State-controlled road.
(5) A local government may enter into a contract mentioned in subsection (1) even though the contract relates to works or operation outside the local government's area.
(6) The chief executive may, for the State, carry out, or enter into contracts for, works on or adjacent to a State-controlled road at the request of the owner of adjacent land on the basis that the owner provides consideration, whether monetary or otherwise, as agreed between the chief executive and the owner.
(7) This section does not prevent the chief executive carrying out, or entering into contracts for the carrying out, of road works of a minor or emergency nature.