Queensland Numbered Acts

PLANNING ACT 2016 - SECT 224

224 Application of other Acts

(1) If another Act—

(a) specifies monetary penalties for offences about development greater or less than the penalties specified in this Act; or

(b) provides that an activity specified in this Act as a development offence is not an offence; or

(c) contains provisions about the carrying out of development in an emergency; or

(d) includes requirements about show cause notices or enforcement notices that are different from the requirements of this Act; or

(e) includes provisions about the issuing of other notices having the same effect as show cause notices or enforcement notices; or

(f) includes requirements about proceedings for the prosecution for development offences or other offences that are different from the requirements of this Act; or

(g) includes requirements about proceedings for enforcement orders that are different to the requirements of this Act;

the provisions of the other Act apply instead of the provisions of this Act to the extent of any inconsistency.

(2) The chief executive’s nomination of a person as an inspector or enforcement authority does not prevent the person performing functions of an investigative or enforcement nature that the person has under another Act.

(3) This chapter does not limit a court’s powers under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 or another law.