Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) This section applies to contravening property found by the authority if—
(a) the authority reasonably believes it is necessary to move the contravening property having regard to—
(i) the effective and efficient management and use of the Gold Coast waterways; or
(ii) the safety or security of the users of the Gold Coast waterways or the authority's employees; and
(b) the authority—
(i) can not immediately find the person in charge of the contravening property; or
(ii) reasonably believes the person in charge of the contravening property can not, or will not, move the contravening property immediately.
(2) The authority may—
(a) take steps necessary and reasonable to have the contravening property moved; and
(b) if the contravening property consists of goods that are perishable or is of insufficient value—treat the goods as abandoned property.
(3) In this section—
person in charge, of contravening property, means—
(a) for a watercraft—the person having command or charge of the watercraft; or
(b) otherwise—the owner of the property or another person in charge of the property.