Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) A person does not commit a PDA development offence if—
(a) the person carries out development or a use of premises because of an emergency endangering—
(i) the life or health of a person; or
(ii) the structural safety of a building; or
(iii) the operation or safety of community infrastructure that is not a building; and
(b) the person gives notice of the development or use that would otherwise be a PDA development offence to MEDQ as soon as practicable after starting the development or use.
(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if the person is required by an enforcement order to stop carrying out the development or use.