Queensland Consolidated Acts

RIVER IMPROVEMENT TRUST ACT 1940

- As at 1 February 2024
- Act 5 of 1940

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Definitions
   2A.     Object

   PART 2 - ESTABLISHMENT OF RIVER IMPROVEMENT AREAS AND TRUSTS

   3.      River improvement areas
   4.      Trusts for river improvement areas

   PART 3 - MEMBERSHIP AND OPERATION OF TRUSTS

           Division 1 - Membership

   5.      Membership of trust
   5A.     Appointment of members to vacancies
   5B.     Application of particular provisions of Local Government Act

           Division 2 - Eligibility for membership

   5C.     Eligibility for appointment as member
   5D.     Investigations about eligibility for appointment
   5E.     Criminal history is confidential document

           Division 3 - Executive members

   5F.     Chairperson
   5G.     Deputy chairperson
   5H.     Term of office

           Division 4 - Vacancies of office

   5I.     Casual vacancy
   5J.     Resignation
   5K.     Removal from office as member
   5L.     Removal from office as chairperson or deputy chairperson
   5M.     Removal of all trust members

           Division 5 - Procedures

   5N.     Times and places of meetings
   5O.     Quorum
   5P.     Presiding at meetings
   5Q.     Conduct of meetings
   5R.     Other procedures
   5RA.    Trust committees

           Division 6 - Other matters

   5S.     Validity of trust’s acts, proceedings or decisions

   PART 4 - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF TRUSTS

   6.      Secretary, officers, and employees
   6A.     (Repealed)

   PART 5 - LEGAL CAPACITY AND POWERS OF TRUSTS

           Division 1 - Status of trusts

   7.      Trusts are bodies corporate etc.
   8.      Trusts are statutory bodies
   8A.     (Repealed)
   8B.     (Repealed)
   8C.     (Repealed)
   8D.     (Repealed)
   8E.     (Repealed)
   8F.     (Repealed)
   8G.     (Repealed)
   8H.     (Repealed)
   8I.     (Repealed)
   8J.     (Repealed)
   8K.     (Repealed)
   8L.     (Repealed)
   8M.     (Repealed)

           Division 2 - Powers for land and works

   9.      Compulsory acquisition of land
   10.     Works which trust may undertake or maintain

           Division 3 - Improvement notices

   11.     Definitions
   11A.    Improvement notice
   11B.    Recording of improvement notice
   11C.    Requirement to comply with improvement notice
   11D.    Compensation for crop damage
   11E.    Work by trust to ensure compliance with improvement notice
   11F.    Action for debt does not stop proceeding for offence
   11G.    Injunction

           Division 4 - General

   11H.    Other dealings in land are available to trust

   PART 6 - FINANCIAL MATTERS

           Division 1 - Trusts’ responsibilities

   12.     Funds of the trusts
   12A.    Trust may make certain arrangements about its accounts
   13.     Budget
   13A.    Unanticipated expenditure

           Division 2 - Funding

   14.     Liability of local government to contribute to trust
   14A.    (Repealed)
   14B.    Other contributions in aid of works
   15.     (Repealed)
   16.     (Repealed)
   17.     (Repealed)
   17A.    (Repealed)
   18.     (Repealed)

   PART 7 - (Repealed)

   PART 8 - GENERAL

   19.     Entry and inspection of land
   19A.    (Repealed)
   19B.    (Repealed)
   20.     Proceedings for offences
   20A.    (Repealed)
   20B.    Fees and allowances for chairperson and members
   21.     Delegations
   22.     Regulation-making power
   22A.    (Repealed)
   23.     Approval of forms

   PART 9 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR WATER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2016

   24.     Continuance of areas and trusts
   25.     (Repealed)
   26.     (Repealed)
   27.     (Repealed)
   28.     (Repealed)
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