Queensland Numbered Acts

WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 No. 34 - SECT 614

(1) For the operation of chapter 5, the following are examples of authorised actions or documents for section 589 in relation to matters dealt with under the Water Act, chapter 5--

(a) the appointment of a person as an authorised officer under previous section 739;

(b) an order of a court, including, for example, the following--

(i) an order for a person to forfeit a thing to the State under previous section 757G;

(ii) an order for a person to comply with a document production requirement under previous section 762;

(iii) an enforcement order under previous section 788;

(c) a request to the commissioner of police for a written report under previous section 767.

(2) For the operation of chapter 5, the following are examples of obligations for section 589 in relation to matters dealt with under the Water Act, chapter 5--

(a) a requirement under previous section 757D by an authorised officer;

(b) a requirement under previous section 763 that a person give information to an authorised officer.

(3) For the operation of chapter 5, the following are examples of protections for section 589 in relation to matters dealt with under the Water Act, chapter 5--

(a) the statement in previous section 759(2) that a person does not commit an offence in the circumstances mentioned in that provision;

(b) the statement in previous section 762(3) that evidence that may tend to incriminate an individual, derived from a document the individual is compelled to give, is not admissible in proceedings as mentioned in that provision;

(c) the statement in previous section 763(5) that evidence that may tend to incriminate an individual, derived from a document the individual is compelled to give, is not admissible in proceedings as mentioned in that provision;

(d) a right to claim compensation from the State under previous section 765.

(4) For the operation of chapter 6, the following are examples of authorised actions or documents for section 589 in relation to matters dealt with under the Water Act, chapter 5--

(a) a show cause notice under previous section 778(2), and any submission made in relation to the show cause notice;

(b) a starting of proceedings under previous section 931.

(5) For the operation of chapter 6, the statement in previous section 828(4) that an executive officer of a corporation has the defence mentioned in that provision in relation to the executive officer committing an offence under the section is an example of a protection for section 589 in relation to matters dealt with under the Water Act, chapter 5.