Local Government (Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich, Logan and Moreton) Regulation 1994
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (BRISBANE, ESK, IPSWICH, LOGAN AND MORETON)
REGULATION 1994
QueenslandLocal Government
Act 1993LOCALGOVERNMENT(BRISBANE,ESK,IPSWICH,LOGANANDMORETON)REGULATION1994Reprinted as in force on 7 July
1999(includes amendments up to SL No. 118 of
1999)Reprint No. 1BThis reprint is
prepared bythe Office of the Queensland Parliamentary
CounselWarning—This reprint is not an authorised
copy
Information about this reprintThis
regulation is reprinted as at 7 July 1999.The reprint shows
the law as amendedby all amendments that commenced on or before
that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)).Thereprintincludesareferencetothelawbywhicheachamendmentwasmade—see list of legislation and list of
annotations in endnotes.Thispageisspecifictothisreprint.SeepreviousreprintsforinformationaboutearlierchangesmadeundertheReprintsAct1992.Atableofearlierreprintsisincluded in the endnotes.Also
see endnotes for information about—•when
provisions commenced•editorial changes made in earlier
reprint.
s17s2Local
Government (Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton)
Regulation 1994LOCAL GOVERNMENT (BRISBANE, ESK,IPSWICH, LOGAN AND MORETON)REGULATION 1994[as amended by
all amendments that commenced on or before 7 July 1999]†PART 1—PRELIMINARY˙Short
title1.This regulation may be cited as
theLocal Government (Brisbane, Esk,Ipswich, Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994.˙Commencement2.(1)Thefollowingprovisionscommenceonthenotificationofthisregulation in the
gazette—•part 1 (Preliminary)•part 3 (Election of first
council)•part4(Generalprovisionstoimplementreviewablelocalgovernment matters for new area)•division 6 (Interim chief executive
officer)•division 7 (Transitional
committees)•division8(Decision-makingbyIpswichTransitionalCommittee)•division 9 (Employees)•section61(Officermayonlybedismissedformisconduct or neglect).(2)The
remaining provisions commence on the changeover day.
s38s4Local
Government (Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton)
Regulation 1994˙Purposes3.(1)The
purposes of this regulation are—(a)toimplementthereviewablelocalgovernmentmattersrecommended by the commissioner in the
report; and(b)tofacilitatetheimplementationofthereviewablelocalgovernment matters.(2)This
regulation implements the reviewable local government
mattersinvolving—(a)abolishing the areas of the City of Ipswich
and Shire of Moreton;and(b)creating a new area named the City of
Ipswich consisting of—(i)the abolished
City of Ipswich; and(ii)the abolished
Shire of Moreton; and(c)changing the
external boundaries of the new City of Ipswich byexcluding area A and including it in the
Shire of Esk; and(d)changing the external boundaries of
the new City of Ipswich byexcluding area B and including it in
the City of Brisbane; and(e)changing the
external boundaries of the new City of Ipswich byexcluding area C and including it in the
City of Logan; and(f)changingtheexternalboundariesoftheCityofLoganbyexcluding area D and including it in the new
City of Ipswich.˙Definitions4.In
this regulation—“affected local government”means Brisbane or Logan City Council
orEsk Shire Council.“affected
area”means area A, B or C.
s49s4Local
Government (Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton)
Regulation 1994“area A”means the part
of the existing Shire of Moreton shown as area Aon
map no. LGR 5, held by the department.1“area
B”means the part of the existing Shire of
Moreton shown as area Bon map no. LGR 5, held by the
department.“area C”means the part
of the existing Shire of Moreton shown as area Con
map no. LGR 5, held by the department.“area D”means the part of the existing City of Logan
shown as area D onmap no. LGR 5, held by the
department.“budget”of a merging
local government means the budget adopted by themerging local government for the 1994/95
financial year.“changeover day”means the day
the last declaration notice for the freshelections for
the new area is published in a newspaper.“continuinglocallaw”meansalocallawcontinuedinforceundersection 24 or 67.“continuingplanningscheme”means a planning scheme mentioned insection 34(1) or 72(1).“declaration
notice”means a notice under section 3162of the Act.“dismissal”ofanemployeeincludesterminatingtheemployee’semployment.“employee”ofamergingoraffectedlocalgovernmentmeansapersonwho,immediatelybeforethechangeoverday,isemployedbythemerging or affected local government
in any capacity.“existing”means existing
immediately before the changeover day.“interimchiefexecutiveofficer”meansthepersonappointedundersection
41.1A map or plan mentioned in this
regulation may be inspected at the head officeoftheDepartmentofCommunicationandInformation,LocalGovernmentandPlanningoracopymaybeinspectedatthepublicofficesoftherelevantcouncils.2Section 316 now 371 (Declaration of poll) of
the Act
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410s 4Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994“merging local government”means—(a)before the changeover day—the existing
Ipswich City Council orMoreton Shire Council; or(b)from the changeover day—the abolished
Ipswich City Council orMoreton Shire Council.“new
area”means—(a)before the changeover day—(i)the existing area of the City of
Ipswich; and(ii)the existing
area of the Shire of Moreton (excluding areas A,B
and C); and(iii)area D;
or(b)from the changeover day—(i)the abolished area of the City of
Ipswich; and(ii)the abolished
area of the Shire of Moreton (excluding areasA, B and C);
and(iii)area D.“new
local government”meansthelocalgovernmentforthenewareafrom
the changeover day.“PlanningAct”meanstheLocalGovernment(PlanningandEnvironment) Act 1990.“planningscheme”includestownplanningby-lawsandsubdivisionofland
by-laws continued in force under the Planning Act, section
8.10(Savings and transitional).“remuneration resolution”means a
resolution of the type mentioned insection
185(1)3of the Act.“report”means the report of the commissioner tabled
in the LegislativeAssembly on 23 November 1994 about the
commissioner’s review oftheexternalboundariesoftheCityofIpswichandtheShireof3Section185now237(Remunerationforserviceonlocalgovernmentandadvisory committees) of the
Act
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511s 5Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994Moreton parts of the external boundaries of
the shires of Beaudesert,Boonah, Esk and Laidley and the cities
of Brisbane and Logan.4“salary”includes wage.“service”ofanemployeehasthemeaninggivenbysection7ofattachment N of the report.“transitional committee”means—(a)Brisbane Transitional Committee;
or(b)Esk Transitional Committee; or(c)Ipswich Transitional Committee.“WaterSupplyBoard”meanstheIpswich–MoretonWaterSupplyBoard.†PART 2—IMPLEMENTATION OF
REVIEWABLELOCAL GOVERNMENT MATTERS˙City
of Ipswich5.(1)The existing
areas of the City of Ipswich and the Shire of Moretonare
abolished.5(2)A new local
government area is created from the abolished areas.(3)The external boundaries of the new
area are changed by—(a)excluding areas
A, B and C; and(b)including area D.(4)The
new area is a city.4Thecommissioner’sreportmaybeinspectedattheheadofficeoftheDepartmentofCommunicationandInformation,LocalGovernmentandPlanning.5Theboundariesoftheseareasareshownonplansbearingcataloguenumbers LGB 66
edition 1 and 89 edition 1 respectively.
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612s 9Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994(5)The name of the new area with the
external boundaries as changed isIpswich.(6)The area shown delineated on map no.
LGB 66 edition 2, held by thedepartment, is
the City of Ipswich.˙City of
Brisbane6.(1)The external
boundaries of the City of Brisbane are changed byincluding area B.(2)Map
no. LGB 1 edition 3,6held by the
department, shows the City ofBrisbane with
area B included.˙City of Logan7.(1)The
external boundaries of the City of Logan are changed by—(a)excluding area D; and(b)including area C.(2)Map
no. LGB 78 edition 4, held by the department, shows the City
ofLogan with area D excluded and area C
included.˙Shire of Esk8.(1)TheexternalboundariesoftheShireofEskarechangedbyincluding area A.(2)Map
no. LGB 50 edition 2, held by the department, shows the
Shireof Esk with area A included.˙Composition of Ipswich City
Council9.The local government for the City of
Ipswich consists of a mayor and12 other
councillors.6Edition3moreaccuratelyrepresentstheexternalboundariesoftheCityofBrisbane on the commencement of
section 6.
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1013s 13Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994˙City of Ipswich to have 12
divisions10.(1)TheCityofIpswichisdividedintothe12divisionsshowninmap
no. LGB 66 edition 2, held by the department.(2)One
councillor is assigned to each division.†PART
3—ELECTION OF FIRST COUNCIL˙Fresh
elections for new area11.Fresh elections
are to be held for a local government for the new area.˙Timetable for fresh elections12.(1)For holding the
fresh elections—(a)the notice under section 2487of the Act must be published nolater than 3 February 1995; and(b)the voters roll for the election must
be compiled to 14 February1995; and(c)the
nomination day is 17 February 1995.(2)The
fresh elections must be held on 11 March 1995.˙Appointment and role of returning
officers13.(1)TheMinistermustappointareturningofficerandassistantreturning officer
for the fresh elections.(2)Assoonaspracticableaftermakinganappointment,theMinistermust, by gazette
notice, advise the appointment.(3)The
returning officer must conduct the fresh elections.7Section 248 now 301 (Calling for
nominations) of the Act
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1414s 16Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994(4)If, for any reason, the returning
officer cannot perform the functionsof office, the
assistant returning officer must act as the returning
officer.˙Minister may give directions about
fresh elections14.TheMinistermaygivewrittendirectionstothereturningofficerabout
the fresh elections, including, for example, matters about which
alocal government may instruct a returning
officer.Example—An instruction
about the printing of the ballot paper for the mayor and the
ballotpapers for the councillors for each
division.˙Qualification for office of
councillor15.(1)A person who
lives in the new area and is an elector is qualified tobecome a councillor of the new local
government.(2)Subsection (1) has effect subject to
sections 170 and 1718of the
Act.˙Cost of fresh elections16.(1)The Ipswich City
Council must pay for the cost of conducting thefresh
elections.(2)An amount required for the cost may be
spent—(a)without a resolution of the Ipswich
City Council; and(b)whether or not the disbursement is
provided for in the budget ofthe Ipswich City
Council.(3)An amount may be paid only if the
returning officer has given anaccount to the
chief executive officer of the Ipswich City Council.8Sections 170 and 171 now ss 221 and
222 of the Act are about disqualificationsand vacation of
office.
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1715s 21Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994˙Councillors of new local
government17.Thepersonselectedasthemayorandothercouncillorsattheelections are the mayor and other
councillors of the new local government.˙Gazettal of changeover day18.As soon as practicable after the
changeover day, the Minister must,by gazette
notice, advise the changeover day.˙Cancellation of 1997 triennial
elections19.The1997triennialelectionsforthenewlocalgovernmentarecancelled.˙Term
of office as councillor20.Thetermofofficeofapersonelectedascouncilloratthefreshelections begins
on the changeover day and ends at the conclusion of the2000
triennial elections.9†PART
4—GENERAL PROVISIONS TO IMPLEMENTREVIEWABLE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT MATTERSFOR NEW AREA†Division 1—Role of new local
government˙New local government as successor of
merging local governments21.(1)The new local
government is the successor of the merging localgovernments.9See
section 355 now 413 (Extension of term of councillors) of the
Act.
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2216s 23Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994(2)The other provisions of this part do
not limit subsection (1).(3)However,subsection(1)appliessubjecttotheprovisionsofthisregulation about
areas A, B, C and D.˙New local
government to take over existing functions and powers22.(1)This section
applies if, under an Act—(a)a local
government may perform a function or exercise a power;and(b)amergingoraffectedlocalgovernmentstartedtoperformthefunctionorexercisethepowerforthenewareabeforethechangeoverdaybutdidnotfinishperformingthefunctionorexercising the power.(2)The
new local government may continue to perform the function orexercise the power.Example 1—If,
under the Planning Act, a merging local government started the
procedures toprepareanewplanningscheme,thenewlocalgovernmentmayfinishtheprocedures.Example 2—If a
person made an application to an affected local government under an
Act, thenew local government may deal with it.˙Delegations by merging local
government23.Ifamerginglocalgovernmenthad,beforethechangeoverday,delegated the exercise of a power to a person
who is an employee of thenew local government, the new local
government is taken to have delegatedthe power to the
person.
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2417s 26Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994†Division 2—Local laws and other
instruments˙Local laws for the new area24.(1)A local law of a
merging or affected local government in forceimmediately
before the changeover day continues in force as a local law
ofthe new local government until 1 July 1999
unless it expires under the locallaw on an earlier
day.(2)However, a local law mentioned in
schedule 1 is not a local law of thenew local
government.˙Application of continuing local
laws25.(1)A continuing
local law continues in force only for the part of thenew
area it applied to immediately before the changeover day.(2)The new local government may, by local
law, apply a continuinglocal law to the entire new area, with
or without changes.(3)Despitesection23(1),acontinuinglocallawappliedundersubsection (2) continues in force as a local
law of the new local governmentuntil it is
repealed by the new local government.(4)A
continuing local law is to be read with the changes necessary
tomake it consistent with, and adapt its
operation to, this regulation.˙Model
local law for meetings26.(1)In this
section—“modellocallawformeetings”meansModelLocalLawNo.5(Meetings) set
out inLocalGovernment(ModelLocalLaw)Notice(No.1)1994publishedinthegazetteon5August1994atpage
1579–90.(2)The new local government is taken to
have made, and given notice of,the model local
law for meetings as a local law.(3)As
soon as practicable after the changeover day, the interim
chiefexecutive officer must certify and give to
the Minister 5 copies of the model
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2718s 27Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994locallawformeetingstakentohavebeenmadebythenewlocalgovernment.˙Existing instruments27.(1)This
section applies to an instrument (other than a local law or
aninstrument made under the Planning
Act)—(a)made by a merging or affected local
government under an Act ora local law before the changeover day
about—(i)a resident in the new area; or(ii)an owner of land
in the new area; or(iii)land in the new
area; or(iv)aperson’sentitlementtocarryoutanactivityinthenewarea; and(b)in force immediately before the
changeover day.(2)The instrument continues in force
until it would have otherwise endedunder the Act or
the local law.(3)However,subsection(2)doesnotstopthenewlocalgovernmentfrom amending or
repealing the instrument under the Act or a local law(whetheracontinuinglocallaworalocallawmadebythenewlocalgovernment).(4)If
the instrument authorised a person to perform an activity, it is
takento authorise the activity for the part of the
new area it applied to immediatelybefore the
changeover day and not the entire new area.(5)For
this section, an instrument made under, or for the purposes of,
alocal government’s resolution made under an
Act or local law is taken to bean instrument
made by the local government under the Act or law.
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2819s 30Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994†Division 3—Financial matters˙Vesting of assets and liabilities of
merging local governments28.All assets and
liabilities of each merging local government becomeassets and liabilities of the new local
government.˙Vesting of assets and liabilities of
new and affected local governments29.(1)Thenewlocalgovernmentandtheaffectedlocalgovernmentsmust jointly
consider the assets and liabilities of each local government
thatare to become the assets and liabilities of
another local government.(2)If the local
governments reach agreement, they must prepare, andgive
to the Minister, a schedule identifying the assets and
liabilities.(3)In reaching an agreement, the Carole
Park Sewerage Treatment Plantmust remain an
asset of the new local government.(4)If
the local governments do not reach agreement within 6 monthsafter
the changeover day, the Minister may identify the assets and
liabilities.(5)TheMinistermustprepareandpublishgazettenoticesstatingtheidentified assets and
liabilities.(6)An asset or liability of an affected
local government stated in thegazette notice
becomes an asset or liability of the new local government.(7)An asset or liability of the new local
government set out in the gazettenotice becomes an
asset or liability of the affected local government statedin
the notice.(8)Subsections (6) and (7) take effect
for an asset or liability—(a)on the day the
notice is gazetted; or(b)on a later day
stated in the notice.˙New local
government may levy rates made or imposed by merging oraffected local government30.(1)This
section applies if, immediately before the changeover day, amerging or affected local
government—
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3120s 31Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994(a)had made or imposed a rate for land in
the new area; but(b)had not given a notice levying the
rate on a person or otherwisedemanded payment
of the rate.(2)The new local government may give the
person a notice levying therate, or may
otherwise demand payment of the rate, in the way the mergingoraffectedlocalgovernmentcouldhavegiventhenoticeordemandedpayment.(3)The new local government is taken to
have made or imposed the rate.˙Recovery of unpaid rates31.(1)This
section applies if—(a)beforethechangeoverday,amergingoraffectedlocalgovernment had made and levied, or imposed
and levied, a rateabout land in the new area on a person;
and(b)immediatelybeforethechangeoverday,theratehadnotbeenpaid.(2)Ifthetimeforpaymentoftheratehadnotendedbeforethechangeover day—(a)the
time continues to run as if this regulation had not been
made;and(b)the amount of
the rate is payable by the person to the new localgovernment.(3)If
the time for payment of the rate had ended before the
changeoverday, the rate becomes payable by the person
to the new local government.(4)The
new local government—(a)is taken to have
made and levied, or imposed and levied, the rate;and(b)may receive
payment of, or recover, the amount of the rate.
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3221s 34Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994˙Application of budgets32.(1)The new local
government is taken to have adopted the budget ofeach
merging local government.(2)The new local
government may disburse an amount for a matter inrelation to the new area only if—(a)theamountforthematterisprovidedforinthebudgetoftherelevant merging
local government; or(b)thenewlocalgovernmentresolvesthatthedisbursementisnecessary because of a genuine emergency or
hardship (includinga disbursement arising because of the
creation of the new area).(3)However,subsection(2)doesnotstopthenewlocalgovernmentfrom disbursing
an amount for a matter in relation to area D.(4)Subsection (2) is subject to sections 16 and
46.10˙Application of
earlier remuneration resolutions33.TheremunerationresolutiondecidedbytheIpswichTransitionalCommitteetoapplytothenewlocalgovernmentor,failingadecision,Ipswich City
Council’s remuneration resolution in force immediately
beforethechangeoverday,continuesinforceasaresolutionofthenewlocalgovernment until—(a)6
months after the changeover day; or(b)the
new local government passes a remuneration resolution.†Division 4—Planning schemes and
related matters˙Continuing planning schemes34.(1)This section
applies to a planning scheme of a merging or affected10Section16isaboutthecostoffreshelectionsandsection46isaboutcostsincurred by the interim chief executive
before the changeover day.
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3522s 36Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994local government in force for land in the new
area immediately before thechangeover
day.(2)The planning scheme continues in force
as a planning scheme of thenewlocalgovernmentuntilitisreplaced(inwholeorpart)underthePlanning Act.(3)The
new local government may, under the Planning Act, amend thecontinuingplanningschemewhileitcontinuesinforceundersubsection (2).(4)Aninstrumentinforceunderthecontinuingplanningscheme,immediately
before the changeover day, continues in force until—(a)it expires or is repealed under the
continuing planning scheme; or(b)the
scheme is replaced in whole or relevant part.Examples of
continuing instruments—Applications, approvals and
consents.(5)For this section, an instrument made
under, or for the purposes of, alocal
government’s resolution made under a planning scheme is taken to
bean instrument under the planning
scheme.˙New local government responsible for
continuing planning schemes35.The new local
government must implement, administer and enforce,and
is bound by, each continuing planning scheme under the Planning
Act.†Division 5—Abolition of
Ipswich–Moreton Water Supply Board˙Abolition of Water Supply Board36.(1)The Water Supply
Board is abolished.(2)The order in council establishing the
Water Supply Board, publishedin the gazette on
4 October 1975 at page 368, is repealed.
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3723s 41Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994˙Vesting of Water Supply Board’s assets
and liabilities37.AllassetsandliabilitiesoftheWaterSupplyBoardbecometheassets and liabilities of the new local
government.˙Documents of Water Supply Board38.The documents of the Water Supply
Board become the documents ofthe new local
government.˙References in documents to Water Supply
Board39.In all documents (including, for
example, a contract to which theWater Supply
Board was a party), a reference to the Water Supply Board isa
reference to the new local government.˙Pending legal proceedings by or against Water
Supply Board40.A legal proceeding by or against the
Water Supply Board that is notfinished before
the changeover day may be continued and finished by oragainst the new local government.†Division 6—Interim chief executive
officer˙Appointment of interim chief executive
officer41.(1)TheMinistermustappointapersontobetheinterimchiefexecutive officer
for the new area.(2)IftheTransitionalCommitteenominatesapersonby13January1995, the
Minister must appoint the person.(3)The
Minister must, by gazette notice, notify the appointment of
theinterim chief executive officer.(4)The appointment continues until the
new local government revokes it.
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4224s 44Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994˙Role of interim chief executive officer
before changeover day42.(1)Before the
changeover day, the interim chief executive officer isresponsible for making the administrative
arrangements necessary for thenew local
government.(2)Without limiting subsection (1), the
interim chief executive officermayestablishdepartmentsforthenewlocalgovernmentandappointinterim
departmental heads of the departments.(3)However, the interim chief executive officer
may appoint an interimdepartmentalheadonlyiftheTransitionalCommitteedirectstheappointment.(4)The
appointment continues until the new local government revokes
it.(5)Subsection (1) is subject to section
58.11˙Organisational
structure44.(1)Unless the
Ipswich Transitional Committee otherwise directs, theinterim chief executive officer must make the
administrative arrangementsnecessary for the
creation of the following 7 departments of the new localgovernment—•Civil Operations Department•Community Services Department•Corporate Services Department•Development and Planning
Department•Environmental Services
Department•Finance and Budget Department•Water and Sewerage Department.(2)However, as soon as practicable after
the changeover day, the newlocal government
must—11Section58requiredtheinterimchiefexecutiveofficertocomplywithcertaindirections.
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4525s 47Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994(a)adoptthestructurementionedinsubsection(1)andestablishstaffing
arrangements for the structure; or(b)establishanotherstructure,andstaffingarrangementsforthestructure.˙Role
of the interim chief executive officer after the changeover
day45.From the changeover day, the interim
chief executive officer acts asthe chief
executive officer of the new local government until an
appointmentto the office is made.˙Costs
incurred by interim chief executive officer46.(1)Themerginglocalgovernmentsmustpayforthecostofadministrative arrangements incurred by the
interim chief executive officerbefore the
changeover day.(2)Anamountrequiredforthecostmay,withoutaresolutionofamerging local government, be spent by
it whether or not the disbursementis provided for
in its budget.(3)An amount may be paid only if the
interim chief executive officer hasgiven an account
to the merging local government’s chief executive officer.†Division 7—Transitional
committees˙Ipswich Transitional Committee47.(1)The Ipswich
Transitional Committee is established.(2)The
committee’s functions are—(a)to decide which
of the merging local government’s remunerationresolutions is
to apply to the new local government; and(b)to
give directions to the interim chief executive officer
about—(i)administrative arrangements for the
new local government;and
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4826s 49Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994(ii)theestablishmentofdepartmentsandtheappointmentofdepartmental heads of the
departments.(3)Thecommitteemayalsonominateapersonforappointmentasinterim chief executive officer.(4)The committee consists of—(a)4 councillors from the City of
Ipswich; and(b)4 councillors from the Shire of
Moreton.(5)The committee ends on the changeover
day.˙Brisbane Transitional Committee48.(1)The Brisbane
Transitional Committee is established.(2)The
committee’s function is to give directions to the interim
chiefexecutive officer about—(a)identifying assets and liabilities that may
be adjusted between thenew local government and the Brisbane
City Council; and(b)transferringemployeesofamerginglocalgovernmenttotheBrisbane City Council.(3)The committee consists of—(a)1 councillor from the City of Ipswich;
and(b)1 councillor from the Shire of
Moreton; and(c)2 councillors from the City of
Brisbane.(4)The committee ends on the changeover
day.˙Esk Transitional Committee49.(1)The Esk
Transitional Committee is established.(2)The
committee’s function is to give directions to the interim
chiefexecutive officer about identifying assets
and liabilities that may be adjustedbetween the new
local government and the Esk Shire Council.(3)The
committee consists of—
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5027s 51Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994(a)1 councillor from the City of Ipswich;
and(b)1 councillor from the Shire of
Moreton; and(c)2 councillors from the Shire of
Esk.(4)The committee ends on the changeover
day.˙Procedures of transitional
committees50.(1)Each
transitional committee may conduct its meetings in the wayit
considers appropriate.(2)Committeemeetingsaretobeheldatthetimesandplaceseachcommittee decides.(3)The
mayor of the City of Ipswich must call the first meeting of
eachcommittee.(4)Four
members, of whom 1 must be the chairperson, form a quorumfor
the Ipswich Transitional Committee.(5)Three members, of whom 1 must be the
chairperson, form a quorumfortheBrisbaneTransitionalCommitteeandtheEskTransitionalCommittee.˙Chairpersons of transitional
committees51.(1)Atthefirstmeetingofatransitionalcommittee,themembersmust elect
chairperson of the committee.(2)Ifnodecisionisreachedbythememberspresentandvoting,thechairpersons are—(a)fortheIpswichTransitionalCommittee—thenomineeoftheIpswich City
Council; and(b)fortheBrisbaneTransitionalCommittee—thenomineeoftheMoreton Shire
Council; and(c)for the Esk Transitional Committee—the
nominee of the MoretonShire Council.
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5228s 56Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994˙Voting powers of chairperson of
transitional committees52.The chairperson
of each transitional committee has a deliberative voteand
casting vote in all decisions of the committee.˙Subcommittees53.(1)TheIpswichTransitionalCommitteemayestablishthesubcommittees it considers appropriate to
report to it about a matter withinits
functions.(2)A subcommittee must consist of between
4 and 8 councillors.†Division
8—Decision-making by Ipswich Transitional Committee˙Meaning of “decision” in
division54.In this division—“committee”means the Ipswich Transitional
Committee.“decision”of the Ipswich
Transitional Committee means a resolution ofthe committee to
give a direction to the interim chief executive officer.˙Decisions to be notified55.Aftermakingadecision,thecommitteemustimmediatelygivewritten notice to the chief executive officer
of each of the merging localgovernments.˙Merging local governments may oppose
decisions56.(1)Within 7 days
after the committee makes a decision, a merginglocal government
may give written notice to the interim chief executiveofficer that it opposes the decision.(2)The interim chief executive officer
must immediately give writtennotice to the
Minister.
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5729s 59Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994˙Adjudication by Minister57.(1)IftheMinisterisnotifiedthatamerginglocalgovernmentopposes a
decision, the Minister may—(a)confirm the decision; or(b)revoke the decision; or(c)give
a different direction to the interim chief executive officer
thanthe direction decided by the
committee.(2)WithoutlimitingtheMinister’spowersundersubsection(1),theMinister may revoke a decision if the
Minister believes the relevant issuewould best be
decided by the new local government after the changeoverday.˙Interim chief
executive officer to comply with directions58.(1)The
interim chief executive officer must comply with a directionfrom
the committee unless—(a)a merging local
government notifies the interim chief executiveofficer that it
opposes the decision; and(b)the Minister
does not confirm the decision.(2)The
interim chief executive officer must also comply with a
directiongiven by the Minister under section
57(1)(c).†Division 9—Employees˙Meaning of “continuing employee” in
division59.In this division—“continuing
employee”means a person who, under this division,
becomesand continues to be an employee of the new
local government.
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6030s 61Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994˙Existing employees60.(1)A
person who, immediately before the changeover day, was anemployee of a merging local government
becomes an employee of the newlocal
government.(2)The employee remains entitled to all
existing and accruing rights ofemployment.(3)If
an employee was suspended by a merging local government
beforethe changeover day, the suspension continues
and must be dealt with by thenew local
government.˙Officer may only be dismissed for
misconduct or neglect61.(1)In this
section—“officer”ofalocalgovernmentmeansanemployeeofthelocalgovernment other
than—(a)an employee who has been engaged on a
temporary basis for lessthan 1 year; or(b)an
employee engaged on a casual basis; or(c)a
person engaged on a contract basis (unless the person has
beenappointedtoaposition)including,forexample,acontracttosupervise or carry out a specific capital
works project, a researchproject or another specific
consultancy, project or task.(2)Amerginglocalgovernmentmaydismissanofficeronlyformisconduct or neglect.(3)If a merging local government purports
to dismiss an officer otherthan for
misconduct or neglect, the officer—(a)is
not dismissed; and(b)is an officer of the merging local
government immediately beforethe changeover
day.
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6231s 64Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994˙Rationalisation of employees because of
change62.(1)In this
section—“rationalisation action”means—(a)an appointment of a continuing
employee; or(b)thedeclarationofacontinuingemployeeoracontinuingemployee’s
position as redundant; or(c)a redeployment
of a continuing employee; or(d)a
retrenchment of a continuing employee.(2)If,
within 2 years after the changeover day, the new local
governmentstartstotakearationalisationactionbecauseofthemakingofthisregulation, the
new local government must comply with the process set outin
this division and, subject to this division, the Guidelines and
Parametersfor the Rationalisation of Staff set out in
section 7 of attachment N of thereport.˙Process for retrenchment of continuing
employee63.Before retrenching a continuing
employee, the new local governmentmust—(a)try to redeploy or appoint the
employee to a suitable position; or(b)decide,byresolution,thatredeploymentoftheemployee,orappointmentoftheemployeetoanotherposition,isnotpracticable.˙Salary
maintenance64.(1)This section
applies if—(a)acontinuingemployeeisredeployed,underthisdivision,toaposition in the
new local government (the“new position”); and(b)the salary for the new position is
less than the salary to which thecontinuing
employee was entitled for the permanent position theemployeeheldinthemerginglocalgovernment(the“formerposition”).
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6532s 65Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994(2)The employee must be paid an allowance
that is enough to maintainthe employee’s salary at the salary
applying to the former position.(3)The
allowance continues under subsection (2) until the end of 1
yearafter the employee’s appointment to the new
position unless—(a)the person ceases to be an employee of
the new local government;or(b)the
person is appointed to a position in the new local
governmentand the salary for the position is equal to,
or more than, the salaryfor the former position.˙Payments to continuing employee who is
retrenched or voluntarilyretires65.(1)This
section applies to a continuing employee who is retrenched
orvoluntarily retires under this
division.(2)The employee is entitled to a payment
equal to the employee’s salaryfor2weeksforeachyearofserviceandaproportionateamountforanincomplete year
of service.(3)However, the employee—(a)mustreceiveanamountequaltotheemployee’ssalaryfor4 weeks; but(b)must
not receive an amount more than the employee’s salary for52
weeks.(4)If the employee accepts an offer to
voluntarily retire within 2 weeksof the offer
being made, the employee is also entitled to a further
paymentequal to the employee’s salary for 13
weeks.(5)An entitlement to a payment under this
section is in addition to anyotherentitlementtopaymentunderthisregulationorotherwise,butisinstead of the severance entitlements
mentioned section 7 of attachment Nof the
report.
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6633s 67Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994†PART 5—GENERAL PROVISIONS TO
IMPLEMENTREVIEWABLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MATTERSFOR
AFFECTED AREAS†Division 1—Role of affected local
governments˙Affected local governments to take over
existing functions and powers66.(1)This
section applies if, under an Act—(a)a
local government may perform a function or exercise a power;and(b)a merging local
government started to perform the function orexercise the
power for an affected area before the changeover daybutdidnotfinishperformingthefunctionorexercisingthepower.(2)The
affected local government for the affected area may continue
toperform the function or exercise the
power.Example 1—If, under the
Planning Act, a merging local government started the procedures
toprepareanewplanningscheme,theaffectedlocalgovernmentfortheaffectedareamay
finish the procedures.Example 2—If a person made
an application to a merging local government under an Act,
theaffected local government for the affected
area may deal with it.†Division 2—Local
laws and other instruments˙Local laws for
affected areas67.(1)A local law of a
merging local government in force immediatelybefore the
changeover day continues in force as a local law of the
affectedlocal government until 25 March 1997 unless
it expires under the local lawon an earlier
day.
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6834s 69Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994(2)However, a local law mentioned in
schedule 2 is not a local law of theaffected local
government.˙Application of continuing local
laws68.(1)A continuing
local law continues in force only for the affected areait
applied to immediately before the changeover day.(2)A continuing local law is to be read
with the changes necessary tomake it
consistent with, and adapt its operation to, this
regulation.˙Existing instruments69.(1)This section
applies to an instrument (other than a local law or aninstrument made under the Planning
Act)—(a)made by a merging local government
under an Act or a local lawbefore the
changeover day about—(i)a resident in an
affected area; or(ii)an owner of land
in an affected area; or(iii)land in an
affected area; or(iv)a person’s
entitlement to carry out an activity in an affectedarea; and(b)in
force immediately before the changeover day.(2)The
instrument continues in force until it would have otherwise
endedunder the Act or the local law.(3)However, subsection (2) does not stop
the affected local governmentfor the affected
area from amending or repealing the instrument under theAct
or a local law (whether a continuing local law or a local law made
bythe affected local government).(4)If the instrument authorised a person
to perform an activity, it is takento authorise the
activity for the affected area it applied to immediately
beforethe changeover day.
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7035s 71Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994(5)For this section, an instrument made
under, or for the purposes of, alocal
government’s resolution made under an Act or local law is taken to
bean instrument made by the local government
under the Act or law.†Division
3—Financial matters˙Affected local governments may levy
rates made or imposed bymerging local governments70.(1)This section
applies if, immediately before the changeover day, amerging local government—(a)had
made or imposed a rate for land in an affected area; but(b)had not given a notice levying the
rate on a person or otherwisedemanded payment
of the rate.(2)Theaffectedlocalgovernmentfortheaffectedareamaygivetheperson a notice levying the rate, or may
otherwise demand payment of therate, in the way
the merging local government could have given the noticeor
demanded payment.(3)The affected local government is taken
to have made or imposed therate.˙Recovery of unpaid rates71.(1)This section
applies if—(a)before the changeover day, a merging
local government had madeand levied, or imposed and levied, a
rate about land in an affectedarea on a
person; and(b)immediatelybeforethechangeoverday,theratehadnotbeenpaid.(2)Ifthetimeforpaymentoftheratehadnotendedbeforethechangeover day—(a)the
time continues to run as if this regulation had not been
made;and
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7236s 72Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994(b)the amount of the rate is payable by
the person to the affectedlocal government for the affected
area.(3)If the time for payment of the rate
had ended before the changeoverday,theratebecomespayablebythepersontotheaffectedlocalgovernment.(4)The
affected local government—(a)is taken to have
made and levied, or imposed and levied, the rate;and(b)may receive
payment of, or recover, the amount of the rate.†Division 4—Planning schemes and related
matters˙Continuing planning schemes72.(1)Thissectionappliestoaplanningschemeofamerginglocalgovernment in force for an affected area
immediately before the changeoverday.(2)The planning scheme continues in force
as a planning scheme of theaffected local
government for the affected area until it is replaced (in
wholeor part) under the Planning Act.(3)The affected local government may,
under the Planning Act, amendthecontinuingplanningschemewhileitcontinuesinforceundersubsection (2).(4)Aninstrumentinforceunderthecontinuingplanningscheme,immediately
before the changeover day, continues in force until—(a)it expires or is repealed under the
continuing planning scheme; or(b)the
scheme is replaced in whole or relevant part.Examples of
continuing instruments—Applications, approvals and
consents.(5)For this section, an instrument made
under, or for the purposes of, alocal
government’s resolution made under a planning scheme is taken to
bean instrument under the planning
scheme.
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7337s 76Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994˙Affected local government responsible
for continuing planningschemes73.Theaffectedlocalgovernmentmustimplement,administerandenforce,andisboundby,eachcontinuingplanningschemeunderthePlanning Act.†Division 5—Employees˙Meaning of “continuing employee” in
division74.In this division—“continuing
employee”means a person who, under this division,
becomesand continues to be an employee of the
Brisbane City Council.˙Existing
employees75.(1)A person who,
immediately before the changeover day, was anemployee of a
merging local government at the Carole Park Child CareCentre becomes an employee of the Brisbane
City Council.(2)The employee remains entitled to all
existing and accruing rights ofemployment.(3)If
an employee was suspended by a merging local government
beforethe changeover day, the suspension continues
and must be dealt with by theBrisbane City
Council.˙Rationalisation of employees because of
change76.(1)In this
section—“rationalisation action”means—(a)an appointment of a continuing
employee; or(b)thedeclarationofacontinuingemployeeoracontinuingemployee’s
position as redundant; or(c)a redeployment
of a continuing employee; or
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7738s 78Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994(d)a retrenchment of a continuing
employee.(2)If, within 2 years after the
changeover day, the Brisbane City Councilstartstotakearationalisationactionbecauseofthemakingofthisregulation, the
Brisbane City Council must comply with the process set outin
this division and, subject to this division, the Guidelines and
Parametersfor the Rationalisation of Staff set out in
section 7 of attachment N of thereport.˙Process for retrenchment of continuing
employee77.Before retrenching a continuing
employee, the Brisbane City Councilmust—(a)try to redeploy or appoint the
employee to a suitable position; or(b)decide,byresolution,thatredeploymentoftheemployee,orappointmentoftheemployeetoanotherposition,isnotpracticable.˙Salary
maintenance78.(1)This section
applies if—(a)acontinuingemployeeisredeployed,underthisdivision,toaposition in the
Brisbane City Council (the“new position”); and(b)the salary for the new position is
less than the salary to which thecontinuing
employee was entitled for the permanent position theemployeeheldinthemerginglocalgovernment(the“formerposition”).(2)The employee
must be paid an allowance that is enough to maintainthe
employee’s salary at the salary applying to the former
position.(3)The allowance continues under
subsection (2) until the end of 1 yearafter the
employee’s appointment to the new position unless—(a)the person ceases to be an employee of
the Brisbane City Council;or
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7939s 80Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994(b)the person is appointed to a position
in the Brisbane City Counciland the salary
for the position is equal to, or more than, the salaryfor
the former position.˙Payments to
continuing employee who is retrenched or voluntarilyretires79.(1)This
section applies to a continuing employee who is retrenched
orvoluntarily retires under this
division.(2)The employee is entitled to a payment
equal to the employee’s salaryfor2weeksforeachyearofserviceandaproportionateamountforanincomplete year
of service.(3)However, the employee—(a)mustreceiveanamountequaltotheemployee’ssalaryfor4 weeks; but(b)must
not receive an amount more than the employee’s salary for52
weeks.(4)If the employee accepts an offer to
voluntarily retire within 2 weeksof the offer
being made, the employee is also entitled to a further
paymentequal to the employee’s salary for 13
weeks.(5)An entitlement to a payment under this
section is in addition to anyotherentitlementtopaymentunderthisregulationorotherwise,butisinstead of the severance entitlements
mentioned section 7 of attachment Nof the
report.†PART 6—GENERAL˙Valuation of lands80.(1)In
this section—“valuation”oflandmeanstheunimprovedvalueofthelandundertheValuation of Land Act 1944.
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8140s 83Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994(2)Avaluationoflandintheneworaffectedareasat1July1994continues to be
the valuation of the land until a further valuation applies
tothe land.(3)Subsection (2) applies subject to an
objection or appeal under theValuation of Land
Act 1944about the valuation, but the objection or
appealmay not be based on the fact that the land is
no longer in the area it waswhen the
valuation was made.˙Trust land81.(1)This
section applies if a local government is the trustee of
trustland in area A, B, C or D immediately before
the changeover day.(2)The local government for the area
where the trust land is situatedbecomes the
trustee of the land.(3)In this section—“reserve”includes land dedicated as a reserve under
theLand Act 1962.“trust
land”means land comprising a reserve or deed of
grant in trust.˙Records82.(1)Therecordsofeachmerginglocalgovernmentbecometherecords of the new local
government.(2)Therecordsforanaffectedareabecometherecordsofthelocalgovernment for
the area.˙Facilitating changes in
boundaries83.(1)Thenewandaffectedlocalgovernmentsmustdoallactsandthings necessary or desirable to
facilitate the external boundaries change.(2)Withoutlimitingsubsection(1),thenewandaffectedlocalgovernmentsmustgiveeachothertherecordsnecessarytoenablecompliance with
this regulation.
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8441s 87Local Government
(Brisbane, Esk, Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation
1994˙Reference in documents to merging and
affected local governments84.(1)In a document
relating to the new area (including, for example, acontract to which a merging local government
was a party), a reference to amergingoraffectedlocalgovernmentisareferencetothenewlocalgovernment.(2)In a
document relating to an affected area (including, for example,
acontract to which a merging local government
was a party), a reference to amerging local
government is a reference to the affected local governmentfor
the affected area.˙Pending legal proceedings—merging local
government85.A legal proceeding by or against a
merging local government that isnot finished
before the changeover day may be continued and finished by
oragainst the new local government.˙Pending legal proceedings—for affected
local governments86.(1)This section
applies to a legal proceeding by or against a localgovernment that—(a)relates to an affected area or area D;
and(b)is not finished before the changeover
day; and(c)is identified by the Minister by
gazette notice.(2)The legal proceeding may be continued
and finished by or against thelocal government
controlling the area.˙Expiry of
regulation87.(1)This regulation
expires on 31 December 1999.(2)This
regulation is a law to which theActs
Interpretation Act 1954,section
20A12applies.12ActsInterpretationAct1954,section20A(Repealdoesnotendsaving,transitional or validating effect
etc.)
42Local Government (Brisbane, Esk,
Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation 1994¡SCHEDULE 1†LOCAL LAWS NOT APPLYING TO NEW AREAsection 24LOCAL LAWS OF
THE CITY OF IPSWICHLOCAL LAWSUBJECT
MATTER3Proceedings and business of the
council4AdministrationLOCAL LAWS OF
THE CITY OF LOGANLOCAL LAWSUBJECT
MATTER3Proceedings, business and
administrative arrangements ofthe
councilLOCAL LAWS OF THE SHIRE OF MORETONLOCAL
LAWSUBJECT MATTER3Proceedings, business and officers of the
council18Fees and expenses of
members
43Local Government (Brisbane, Esk,
Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation 1994¡SCHEDULE 2†LOCAL LAWS NOT APPLYING TO AFFECTEDAREASsection
67LOCAL LAWS OF THE SHIRE OF MORETONLOCAL
LAWSUBJECT MATTER3Proceedings, business and officers of the
council18Fees and expenses of
members
45Local Government (Brisbane, Esk,
Ipswich,Logan and Moreton) Regulation 1994´4Table of earlier
reprintsTABLE OF EARLIER REPRINTS[If a
reprint number includes a roman letter, the reprint was released in
unauthorised,electronic form only.]Reprint
No.Amendments includedReprint
date1to SL No. 245 of 19965
December 19961Ato SL No. 63 of 199713
May 1997´5List of
legislationLocalGovernment(Brisbane,Esk,Ipswich,LoganandMoreton)Regulation1994
SL No. 479made by the Governor in Council on 15
December 1994notfd gaz 16 December 1994 pp 1792–7pts
1, 3, 4, divs 6–8, s 61 commenced on date of notification (see s
2(1))remaining provisions commenced 22 March 1995
(see s 2(2))exp 31 December 1999 (see s 87(1) as ins
1999 SL No. 118 s 9)Note—Thechangeoverdayis22March1995(seess4,18,gaz31March1995 p
1382)as amended by—Local Government
Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1996 SL No. 245ss
1–2, schnotfd gaz 20 September 1996 pp 255–6commenced on date of notificationLocalGovernmentLegislationAmendmentRegulation(No.1)1997SLNo.63pts 1, 4notfd
gaz 21 March 1997 pp 1234–5commenced on date of
notificationLocal Government Legislation Amendment
Regulation (No. 1) 1999 SL No. 118pts 1, 4notfd
gaz 25 June 1999 pp 932–8commenced on date of
notification´6List of
annotationsCity of Brisbanes 6amd
1996 SL No. 245 s 2 sch