Queensland Consolidated Acts

SURVEY AND MAPPING INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 2003 - SECT 59

59 Meaning of particular words used in describing an administrative area boundary

(1) In the description of an administrative area boundary—

"bank" means—

(a) for a watercourse, the line—

(i) along the outer limits of the defined channel of the watercourse; and

(ii) following the highest points of land in the channel that are covered by the watercourse water, whether permanently or intermittently; and

(b) for a lake, the line—

(i) along the outer limits of the depression of the lake; and

(ii) following the highest points of land in the depression that are covered by the lake water, whether permanently or intermittently.

"bed" , of a watercourse, means the land that is—

(a) alternately covered or left bare as the water of the watercourse increases or diminishes; and

(b) adequate to contain the water at its average flow without reference to extreme droughts or extraordinary freshets during floods.

"high-water mark" means the ordinary high-water mark at spring tides.

"lake" includes a lagoon, swamp, marsh, or other natural collection of water, whether permanent or intermittent, and not contained in an artificial work.

"low-water mark" means the ordinary low-water mark at spring tides.

"tidal watercourse" means the part of a watercourse in which the tide ebbs and flows.

"watercourse" means a river, creek or stream in which water flows, whether permanently or intermittently, in—

(a) a natural channel, whether or not artificially improved; or

(b) an artificial channel that has changed the course of the watercourse.

(2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that definitions in this section apply only in the context of administrative area boundaries, and do not affect the meaning of words used in this Act other than in this part.