Queensland Consolidated Acts

COASTAL PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 121

121 Maintenance of canals

(1) A local government must maintain and keep clean each—

(a) canal in its area; and

(b) access channel for a canal mentioned in paragraph (a) , whether or not the access channel is in its area.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(a) a canal, other than an access channel for the canal, constructed under the Integrated Resort Development Act 1987 ; or

(b) a canal constructed under the Sanctuary Cove Resort Act 1985 .

(3) In this section—

"canal" means—

(a) an artificial waterway surrendered to the State under this Act or the Canals Act; or

(b) a canal surrendered under a lease under the Land Act 1994 .