QueenslandSouth Bank
Corporation Act 1989SOUTHBANKCORPORATIONBY–LAW1992Reprinted as in force on 2 May
1996(includes amendments up toSL
No. 361 of 1995)Reprint No. 3This reprint is
prepared bythe Office of the Queensland Parliamentary
CounselWarning—This reprint is not an authorised
copyNOT FURTHER AMENDEDLAST REPRINT
BEFORE REPEALSee SIA s 56A(1)(b) and SIR s 5 sch
3
Information about this reprintThis
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s13s3South
Bank Corporation By-law 1992SOUTH BANK
CORPORATION BY–LAW 1992[as amended by all amendments that
commenced on or before 2 May 1996]†PART
1—PRELIMINARY˙Short title1.Thisby-lawmaybecitedastheSouthBankCorporationBy-law1992.˙Definitions2.In
this by-law—“authorised person”, in relation to
a power, means a person authorised bythe corporation
to exercise the power.“liquor”has the meaning
given by theLiquor Act 1992.“owner”of a vehicle
means, in the case of a vehicle that is required to beregistered under theTransportInfrastructure(Roads)Act1991or asimilar law of another State or Territory,
the person registered as theowner under that
Act or law.“sign”includes a
moveable sign and a sign marked on a road, footpath,building or other place.“site”has
the meaning given by section 3.1“traffic”includes
vehicular and pedestrian traffic.“vehicle”has
the meaning given by theTraffic Act 1949.˙The site3.(1)In
this by-law—1Section 3 (The site)
s44s5South
Bank Corporation By-law 1992“site”means
the part of the corporation area—(a)illustrated in the schedule; and(b)describedmoreparticularlyinSouthBankCorporationPlanNo.
029104/133.(2)A person may request the corporation
to produce a copy of SouthBank Corporation Plan No. 029104/133
for inspection.2(3)The corporation
must promptly comply with a request made undersubsection
(2).†PART 2—REGULATION OF TRAFFIC
ANDPERSONS ON SITE˙Persons authorised to control traffic on the
site4.(1)An authorised
person or a police officer may control traffic on thesite
and, for this purpose, may give directions to persons on the
site.(2)Apersononthesitemustnot,withoutreasonableexcuse,failtocomply with a
direction given under subsection (1).Maximum penalty—6
penalty units.˙Traffic signs5.(1)The
corporation may erect or mark at a place on the site a sign
thatregulates any matter relating to the driving,
parking or standing of vehiclesat the place,
including, for example—(a)a speed limit;
or(b)a pedestrian crossing; or(c)aplacewherethedriving,parkingorstandingofavehicleisrestricted or prohibited.2The corporation’s office is at 234
Grey St, South Brisbane.
s65s8South
Bank Corporation By-law 1992(2)Apersononthesitemustcomplywithasignmentionedinthissection.Maximum penalty—4 penalty units.˙Signs regulating drinking, restricted
areas etc.6.(1)The corporation
may erect or mark at a place on the site a sign thatregulates any matter relating to the presence
or conduct of persons at theplace, including,
for example—(a)a place where an unauthorised person
may not go; or(b)a place where the drinking of liquor
is allowed; or(c)a place where any other activity is
restricted or prohibited.(2)Apersononthesitemustcomplywithasignmentionedinsubsection (1).Maximum penalty—4
penalty units.(3)A person must not drink liquor at any
place on the site other than aplace that is
indicated by a sign as a place where drinking is allowed.Maximum penalty—6 penalty units.˙Removal and detention of illegally
parked vehicles8.(1)An authorised
person or a police officer may seize, remove anddetain,orcausetobeseized,removedanddetained,avehiclethattheauthorised person or police officer
believes on reasonable grounds is parkedin contravention
of this by-law.(2)The vehicle must be detained at a safe
place.(3)An authorised person or police officer
may exercise the powers givenunder subsection
(1) in relation to a vehicle only if—(a)theauthorisedpersonorpoliceofficerbelievesonreasonablegrounds that it
is necessary or desirable to seize and remove thevehicle, having regard to the safety or
convenience of traffic onthe site; and(b)the
authorised person or police officer—
s96s9South
Bank Corporation By-law 1992(i)cannot immediately locate the driver of the
vehicle; or(ii)believes on reasonable grounds that
the driver of the vehicleis not willing or able to remove the
vehicle immediately.(4)Subject to subsection (5), as soon as
is practicable and no later than14 days after the
vehicle is seized, the corporation must give to the owner ofthe
vehicle a written notice that states—(a)where
the vehicle is being detained; and(b)how
the owner may recover the vehicle.(5)If
the owner cannot be ascertained or located within 14 days after
thevehicle is seized, the notice may be
published in a newspaper circulatinggenerally in the
State.(6)If the vehicle was parked in
contravention of this by-law, the ownerof the vehicle
must pay to the corporation the reasonable cost of the
seizure,removal, detention and return of the
vehicle.(7)In this section—“vehicle”includes anything attached to, or contained
in, the vehicle.˙Disposal of unclaimed vehicles9.(1)Thissectionappliesiftheownerofavehicledetainedundersection 83does
not recover the vehicle within 2 months after being given anotice
under section 8(4) or (5).(2)Thecorporationmay,afterpublishinganoticeinanewspapercirculating
generally in the State, sell the vehicle by public auction.(3)The proceeds of the sale must be
applied as follows—(a)first, in payment of the expenses of
the sale;(b)secondly,inpaymentofthecostoftheseizure,removalanddetention of the vehicle under section
8;(c)thirdly, in payment of any balance to
the owner.(4)If the owner cannot be located, the
corporation must, subject to this3Section 8 (Removal and detention of
illegally parked vehicles)
s
107s 12South Bank
Corporation By-law 1992section, retain the balance of the
proceeds for 1 year after the sale.(5)If
the owner, within 1 year after the sale, applies to the corporation
tobe paid an amount equal to the balance, the
corporation must pay to theperson—(a)the
amount; and(b)interest on the amount, at the rate of
5% per annum, from the dayof sale to the day the person is
paid.(6)Iftheownerhasnot,within1yearafterthesale,appliedundersubsection(5)forpaymentofanamount,thecorporationmustpaytheamount into the
consolidated fund.(7)In this section—“vehicle”includes anything attached to, or contained
in, the vehicle.˙Entry to and exit from the site10.A person must not enter or exit from
the site other than at a placeprovided for that
purpose.Maximum penalty—4 penalty units.†PART 3—CLOSURE OF THE SITE˙References to the ‘site’11.In this part, a reference to the site
includes a part of the site.˙Closure of the site12.(1)Thecorporationmayclosethesiteforaparticularperiodifitconsiders it
necessary or convenient to do so, having regard to—(a)the safety of persons or the
protection of property on the site; or(b)an
activity to be conducted on the site; or(c)any
other matter.
s
138s 14South Bank
Corporation By-law 1992(2)Without limiting
subsection (1), the corporation may close the site fora
particular period every day.(3)During a period that the site is closed, the
corporation must display asign at each entry to the site
indicating that the site is closed.˙Entry
to the site when closed13.(1)A person must not
enter the site while it is closed unless permittedto
enter under this section.Maximum penalty—4 penalty units.(2)The corporation may, having regard to
the reason the site is closed—(a)instruct an authorised person as to who may
enter the site while itis closed, and on what conditions;
and(b)arrange for the authorised person to
attend at an entry to the site.(3)The
authorised person must, in accordance with the instructions—(a)permit or refuse entry to the
appropriate persons; and(b)subjectanypermissiongiventoapersontotheappropriateconditions.†PART
4—SECURITY OFFICERS˙Corporation may appoint security
officers14.(1)The corporation
may, in writing, appoint a suitable person to be asecurity officer for the purposes of this
by-law.(2)A security officer—(a)holds office for the term, and subject
to the conditions, specifiedin the instrument
of appointment; and(b)may resign by writing given to the
corporation.(3)In this section—
s
159s 16South Bank
Corporation By-law 1992“suitableperson”meansapersonwhothecorporationmanagerissatisfiedhasthenecessarytrainingorexperiencetobeasecurityofficer.˙Identity cards15.(1)Thecorporationmustissueanidentitycardtoeachsecurityofficer.(2)The
identity card must—(a)contain a recent photograph of the
security officer; and(b)be in a form
approved by the corporation; and(c)be
signed by the security officer.(3)Apersonwhoceasestobeasecurityofficermust,assoonaspracticable, return his or her identity card
to the corporation.Maximum penalty for subsection (3)—6 penalty
units.˙Proof of authority16.A
security officer must not exercise a power under this by-law
inrelation to another person without—(a)firstproducinghisorheridentitycardforinspectionbytheperson; or(b)havinghisorheridentitycarddisplayedsothatitisreadilyvisible.
10South Bank Corporation By-law
1992S¡CHEDULE†ILLUSTRATION OF THE SITEsection 3
12South Bank Corporation By-law
1992´4Table of
previous reprintsReprint No.Amendments
includedReprint date1none9 June 19932up to
SL No. 144 of 199427 May 1994´5List of legislationSouth
Bank Corporation By-law 1992 SL No. 459notfd gaz 18
December 1992 pp 1988–96commenced on date of
notificationas amended by—South Bank
Corporation Amendment By-law (No. 1) 1994 SL No. 144notfd
gaz 6 May 1994 pp 125–7commenced on date of
notificationSouth Bank Corporation Amendment By-law (No.
1) 1995 SL No. 183notfd gaz 9 June 1995 pp 1165–71commenced on date of notificationSouth
Bank Corporation Amendment By-law (No. 2) 1995 SL No. 361notfd
gaz 15 December 1995 pp 1560–5ss 1–2 commenced
on date of notificationremaining provisions commenced 1
January 1996 (see s 2)´6List
of annotationsDefinitionss 2def“Court”ins 1994 SL No.
144 s 3om 1995 SL No. 361 s 4Signs regulating
drinking, restricted areas etc.s 6amd
1994 SL No. 144 s 4Conduct causing a public nuisances
7om 1995 SL No. 361 s 5Removal and
detention of illegally parked carss 8amd
1994 SL No. 144 s 5Power to deal with persons causing a public
nuisances 17sub 1994 SL No. 144 s 6amd
1995 SL No. 183 s 3(5)–(7) exp 31 December 1995 (see s
17(7))om 1995 SL No. 361 s 6