Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) The public road authority for a public road may, by notice, give a geothermal tenure holder a direction (a road use direction) about the way the holder may use the road for notifiable road uses being carried out, or proposed to be carried out, by the holder.
(2) The direction must--
(a) be reasonable; and
(b) only be about--
(i) preserving the condition of the road; or
(ii) the safety of road users or the public; and
(c) be accompanied by or include an information notice about the decision to give the direction.
Examples of what a direction may be about--
when the road may be used
the route for the movement of heavy vehicles
safety precautions the holder must take
(3) The direction may also require the holder to--
(a) carry out an assessment of the impacts likely to arise from the notifiable road use the subject of the notice; and
(b) consult with the public road authority in carrying out the assessment.
(4) However--
(a) an assessment can not be required if the notifiable road use is transport relating to a seismic survey or drilling activity; and
(b) the public road authority can not require an assessment of an impact to the extent it has already been assessed under an EIS under the Environmental Protection Act or a similar document under another Act.