Queensland Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMUNITIES (JUSTICE, LAND AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 1984 - SECT 11

11 Application to indigenous local government areas of laws relating to public places

(1) For the purpose only of applying the provisions of laws in force in respect of any public place in Queensland to indigenous local government areas—

(a) the right of access to or use of any place in an indigenous local government area by the general body of persons resident in the area is to be taken to have effect in law as if it were a right of access or use by the public; and

(b) where any place would, but for its being in an indigenous local government area, be taken in law to be a public place, road, park or place of any other description it is to be taken so to be notwithstanding that it is in the area in question.

(2) This section is not to be construed as conferring on any person a right of entry to indigenous local government areas.