Queensland Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 144

144 Entry by a local government worker, at reasonable times, to repair etc. facilities

(1) At all reasonable times, a local government worker may enter a property (other than a home on the property) without the permission of the occupier of the property—

(a) to investigate the future installation of local government facilities on, over or under the property; or

(b) to install local government facilities on, over or under the property; or

(c) to inspect, maintain, operate, repair, replace or remove local government facilities, that are on, over or under the property, for their routine operations.

(2)
"Local government facilities" are facilities that are installed by a local government (including sewerage pipes, for example).

(3) However, the local government worker must, as soon as the local government worker enters the property—

(a) inform any occupier of the property—

(i) of the reason for entering the property; and

(ii) that the local government worker is authorised under this Act to enter the property without the permission of the occupier; and

(b) produce his or her identity card for the occupier of the property to inspect.