Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) If the Coordinator-General considers that water from a watercourse has collected and obstructs, or is likely to collect and obstruct, traffic on the railway, the Coordinator-General, or a person authorised under this section by the Coordinator-General, may—
(a) enter the land on which the watercourse is situated; and
(b) take the action that the Coordinator-General considers necessary or desirable to reduce or prevent the collection of water.
(2) Before acting under subsection (1), the Coordinator-General may, by written notice, require the owner of the land on which the watercourse is situated to take the action that the Coordinator-General considers necessary or desirable to reduce or prevent the collection of water.
(3) The owner must comply with the notice, unless the owner has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(4) If the owner does not comply with the notice, the Coordinator-General may exercise the powers mentioned in subsection (1).
(5) The owner is liable to pay the Coordinator-General the costs incurred because of the exercise of the powers.
(6) This section applies—
(a) even if the water collected, or was likely to collect, as a result of action authorised under an Act; or
(b) whether the water collects, or was likely to collect, permanently, temporarily or intermittently.