Queensland Numbered Acts

MAJOR EVENTS ACT 2014 No. 60 - SECT 78

(1) This section applies to—

(a) an activity, including the use of land, that is engaged in to promote or stage a major event; or

(b) works carried out by—

(i) an authorised occupier in a declared construction area for a major event; or

(ii) a major event organiser in a major event area for a major event.

(2) The following Acts do not apply to the activity or works—

(a) the City of Brisbane Act 2010;

(b) the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995;

(c) the Economic Development Act 2012;

(d) the Local Government Act 2009;

(e) the Land Act 1994, chapter 3, part 1;

(f) the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

(3) If any of the activity or works are building work under the Building Act 1975, the authorised occupier or major event organiser must obtain a compliance certificate, under that Act, that states the building work complies with the following building assessment provisions—

(a) the Building Code of Australia under the Building Act 1975, section 12;

(b) the fire safety standard under the Building Act 1975, section 217(1);

(c) the Queensland Development Code under the Building Act 1975, section 13;

(d) any other building assessment provision prescribed by regulation.

(4) For subsection (3), if there is an inconsistency between the Building Code of Australia and a part of the Queensland Development Code, the part prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.