Thread: Beautiful creek wrecked

Baz, from Qld Gov. 'Tidal and non-tidal matters.

(3)Subsections (1) and (2) apply even if a person owns land having tidal boundaries or right line tidal boundaries on both sides of water subject to tidal influence.Example—

A person owns land that has as its northern boundary a tidal boundary that is located on the southern edge of a river. The same person also owns land in the same locality that has as its southern boundary a tidal boundary located on the northern edge of the same river. The ownership of land on both sides of the river does not in these circumstances confer on the person ownership of the river itself.

(4)To remove any doubt, it is declared that, before the commencement of this section, if a boundary of land (the relevant land) was formed by high-water mark—

(a)other land that adjoined the boundary and was below high-water mark was, and always was, the property of the State, unless it was inundated land or a registered interest in the land was held by someone else; and

(b)if the line of the high-water mark shifted over time by gradual and imperceptible degrees, the shift was a shift in the boundary of the relevant land.

As always happy to be corrected. THANKS

These type of boundary issues are quite often an absolute nightmare for the surveying profession. They can involve an extraordinary amount of field work, office calcs' and a lot of dealings, some spurious, with legal involvement and government bureaucracy.

Originally Posted by trout1105

If you do this on your OWN land to deter hooligans from doing this sort of damage I personally don't see a problem much like putting a fence or gate up to prevent entry, If it is done on crown land or in the bush then YES it is definitely the wrong thing to do.

the problem is that even if it is your own land, it's very illegal and you will go to prison if someone is maimed or killed as a result of your actions.
In the worst case, it is called manslaughter.

Put up a warning sign

Originally Posted by Gav 110

Put up a warning sign

That is actually a good idea, because then when you get sued you can mount a defense that you took 'reasonable precautions' and the other person ignored your precautions and acted recklessly.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

That is actually a good idea, because then when you get sued you can mount a defense that you took 'reasonable precautions' and the other person ignored your precautions and acted recklessly.

Where are you getting your legal advice?
You really need to stop sprouting such rubbish. Erecting a sign is clear indication that you have deliberately constructed a hazard. The plaintiff would make the most of that gem.

Originally Posted by barney

the problem is that even if it is your own land, it's very illegal and you will go to prison if someone is maimed or killed as a result of your actions.
In the worst case, it is called manslaughter.

Why would it be my fault that some tosser drove over the steel post that I have put there as tree stakes