Queensland Consolidated Acts

WILD RIVERS ACT 2005 - SECT 39

(1) This section applies to each of the following (a wild river document)—

(a) a notice of intent, including any document describing the moratorium having effect for the notice;

(b) a declaration proposal;

(c) a declaration proposal notice;

(d) a moratorium extension notice;

(e) a wild river declaration;

(f) a consultation report;

(g) a notice of a decision not to declare a wild river area;

(h) an amendment proposal;

(i) an amendment proposal notice;

(j) a wild river amendment declaration approved under section 28;

(k) a notice of a decision not to amend a wild river declaration;

(l) a revocation proposal notice;

(m) a revocation of a wild river declaration approved under section 34;

(n) a notice of a decision not to revoke a wild river declaration;

(o) a wild river report.

(2) As soon as practicable after a wild river document is prepared—

(a) the Minister must send a copy of the wild river document to each local government whose local government area includes all or part of a proposed wild river area, a wild river area or the area to which a revocation relates; and

(b) a local government receiving a copy of a wild river document must make the copy available for inspection by the public.

(3) The Minister may send a copy of a wild river document to any other entity the Minister considers appropriate.

(4) The chief executive—

(a) must keep a copy of each wild river document available for inspection by the public during office hours on business days—

(i) at the department's head office; and

(ii) at the department's regional office for the wild river area or proposed wild river area to which the document relates; and

(b) may also keep a copy of a wild river document available for inspection by the public at other places the chief executive considers appropriate.