Queensland Consolidated Acts

VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 70AA

70AA Copies of vegetation management maps to be available for inspection and purchase

(1) This section applies to vegetation management maps.

(2) The chief executive must—

(a) keep the digital electronic form of the map available for inspection, free of charge, by members of the public at particular regional offices; and

(b) publish the digital electronic form of the map on the department’s website.

Editor’s note—

The regional offices where the digital electronic form of a relevant map can be inspected are stated on the department’s website.

(3) The chief executive may publish 2 or more maps as a single map in digital electronic form on the department’s website.

(4) The exact location of the boundary of each of the areas shown on the map is held in digital electronic form by the department.

Note—

The department uses a geographic information system for capturing, managing, analysing and displaying the data for a map for an area.

(5) The information held in digital electronic form can be reduced or enlarged to show the details of the boundaries of the areas shown on the map.

(6) On payment of a fee, a person may buy—

(a) a copy of the map or part of the map; or

(b) information about the boundaries of an area shown on the map.

Note—

The information about the boundaries of an area, taken from the geographic information system, would include the coordinates of the corners and bends of the area.

(7) The fee for the copy of the map, or part of the map, or the information about the boundaries of an area must not be more than the reasonable cost of publishing the copy or giving the information.