QueenslandGurulmundi Secure
Landfill Agreement Act 1992GURULMUNDISECURELANDFILLBY-LAW1992Reprinted as in force on 1 January
1993(by-law not amended up to this date)Reprint No. 1 *This reprint is
prepared bythe Office of the Queensland Parliamentary
CounselWarning—This reprint is not an authorised
copyNOT FURTHER AMENDEDLAST REPRINT
BEFORE REPEALSee SIA s 54*Minor
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by-law is reprinted as at 1 January 1993.Minor editorial
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s13Gurulmundi Secure
Landfill By-law 1992s2GURULMUNDI
SECURE LANDFILL BY-LAW1992[reprinted as in
force on 1 January 1993]PART 1—PRELIMINARY1Short
titleThisby-lawmaybecitedastheGurulmundiSecureLandfillBy-law
1992.2InterpretationIn this
by-law—“authorisedperson”meanstheCommitteeorapersondeclaredbysection 3 to be an authorised
person;“Committee”means the Landfill
Management Committee;“dump”means place,
deposit or discard for the purpose of disposal;“fence”includes a gate;“obstruct”includes hinder, resist and attempt to
obstruct;“plant”includes
equipment, machinery, a bore and a bore casing;“structure”includes building, fuel storage facility,
waste storage pit andworks;“tamper”includes damage, destroy, and attempt to
tamper;“waste”means anything
dumped on the site.
s34Gurulmundi Secure
Landfill By-law 1992s6PART
2—AUTHORISED PERSONS3Authorised personsThe following are
declared to be authorised persons for the purposes ofthis
by-law—(a)the Committee;(b)thepermanentheadoftheDepartmentofWaterSupplyandSewerage, Brisbane City
Council;(c)the director of Scientific Services,
Brisbane City Council;(d)the manager of
the site.4Obstruction of authorised
personsApersonmustnot,withoutreasonableexcuse,obstructanauthorisedperson in the
exercise of a power under this by-law.Maximum penalty—80
penalty units.PART 3—SITE MANAGEMENT5Control of entry to siteA person must
not, without reasonable excuse, enter the site without thepermission of an authorised person.Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.6Unauthorised dumpingA
person must not dump anything on the site without the permission
ofan authorised person.Maximum penalty—80
penalty units.
s75Gurulmundi Secure
Landfill By-law 1992s97Unauthorised fireA person must not
cause a fire on the site without the permission of anauthorised person.Maximum penalty—80
penalty units.8Directions on site(1)An
authorised person may give to a person on the site a
directionnecessary or convenient for the management of
the site.(2)The direction—(a)mustrelatetotheactivityofthepersonwhenonthesite,including, for example—(i)the
movement, parking or placing of a vehicle or machineryon
the site; or(ii)the manner of dumping anything on the
site; or(b)may require the person to leave the
site.(3)Thepersontowhomthedirectionisgivenmustnot,withoutreasonable excuse,
fail to comply with the direction.Maximum penalty—60
penalty units.9Unauthorised tamperingA
person must not tamper with—(a)a
fence to the site; or(b)plant, structure
or a vehicle on the site; or(c)waste
on the site;without the permission of an authorised
person.Maximum penalty—80 penalty
units.
s
106Gurulmundi Secure Landfill By-law
1992s 11PART 4—GENERAL10Power
to require name and address(1)This section
applies if an authorised person—(a)finds
a person committing an offence against this by-law; or(b)finds a person who the authorised
person has reasonable groundsfor suspecting
has committed an offence against this Act; or(c)believes on reasonable grounds that the name
and address of apersonisrequiredforthepurposeoftheadministrationorenforcement of this by-law.(2)The authorised person may require the
person to state the person’sname and
address.(3)A person who is required under
subsection (2) to state the person’sname or address
must not—(a)without reasonable excuse, fail to
comply with the requirement;or(b)state a false name or address.Maximum penalty—80 penalty units.(4)If the authorised person makes a
requirement under subsection (2),the authorised
person must warn the person that it is an offence against
thisby-law—(a)tofail,withoutreasonableexcuse,tocomplywiththerequirement; or(b)to
give false information or evidence.11Assistance from police officer(1)Anauthorisedpersonmaycallonapoliceofficertoassistintheenforcement of this by-law.(2)The police officer—(a)may
provide the assistance; and(b)inprovidingtheassistanceisactingintheexecutionoftheofficer’s duty.
s
127Gurulmundi Secure Landfill By-law
1992s 1212Proceedings(1)Proceedings for an offence against this
by-law are to be taken in asummary way under theJustices Act 1886.(2)A proceeding must start within 6
months after—(a)the commission of the offence;
or(b)the offence comes to the complainant’s
knowledge, but not laterthan 2 years after the commission of
the offence;whichever is the later.
