Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Local Government Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2017.Part 2Amendment of City of Brisbane Regulation 20122Regulation amendedThis part amends the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012.3Amendment of s 81 (Notice to owner of categorisation)Section 81(3)—insert—Note—For subsections (2) and (3), see section 100(2) for how a rating category statement may be given electronically. 4Amendment of s 100 (Electronic issue of rate notice)(1)Section 100, heading, after ‘notice’—insert—and rating category statement(2)Section 100, ‘, including a rating category statement contained in or accompanying the notice,’—omit.(3)Section 100—insert—(2)If a rate notice is given to a person electronically under subsection (1), a rating category statement that must or may accompany, or be contained in, the rate notice under section 81(2) or (3) may be given electronically to the person—

(a)with the rate notice; or

(b)by including the rating category statement in the notice; or

(c)by giving the person electronic access to the rating category statement. Example for paragraph (c)—providing the person a message stating that the statement is available to read by opening a stated hyperlink

(3)Subsection (2)(c) applies despite section 81(2) or (3). Part 3Amendment of Local Government Regulation 20125Regulation amendedThis part amends the Local Government Regulation 2012.6Amendment of s 88 (Notice to owner of categorisation)Section 88(3)—insert—Note—For subsections (2) and (3), see section 108(2) for how a rating category statement may be given electronically. 7Amendment of s 108 (Electronic issue of rate notice)(1)Section 108, heading, after ‘notice’—insert—and rating category statement(2)Section 108, ‘, including a rating category statement contained in or accompanying the notice,’—omit.(3)Section 108—insert—(2)If a rate notice is given to a person electronically under subsection (1), a rating category statement that must or may accompany, or be contained in, the rate notice under section 88(2) or (3) may be given electronically to the person—

(a)with the rate notice; or

(b)by including the rating category statement in the notice; or

(c)by giving the person electronic access to the rating category statement. Example for paragraph (c)—providing the person a message stating that the statement is available to read by opening a stated hyperlink

(3)Subsection (2)(c) applies despite section 88(2) or (3). 8Amendment of sch 1 (Prescribed information about local governments)(1)Schedule 1, entry for Barcoo, third column, ‘LGB 6’—omit, insert—LGB 6 edition 2(2)Schedule 1, entry for Bulloo, third column, ‘LGB 10’—omit, insert—LGB 10 edition 2(3)Schedule 1, entry for Paroo, third column, ‘LGB 53’—omit, insert—LGB 53 edition 2(4)Schedule 1, entry for Quilpie, third column, ‘LGB 55’—omit, insert—LGB 55 edition 29Amendment of sch 3 (Implementing local government changes relating to changes of the boundaries of local government areas)Schedule 3, part 1—insert—1GChange in boundaries affecting the Barcoo Shire Council, Bulloo Shire Council, Paroo Shire Council and Quilpie Shire Council(1)All parts of lot 434 on SP271043 that were not in Quilpie Shire Council’s local government area immediately before the commencement are—

(a)excluded from the Barcoo Shire Council’s local government area; and

(b)included in the Quilpie Shire Council’s local government area.

(2)All parts of lot 6 on SP196201 that were not in Quilpie Shire Council’s local government area immediately before the commencement are—

(a)excluded from the Bulloo Shire Council’s local government area; and

(b)included in the Quilpie Shire Council’s local government area.

(3)All parts of lot 5096 on crown plan PH550 that were not in Paroo Shire Council’s local government area immediately before the commencement are—

(a)excluded from the Bulloo Shire Council’s local government area; and

(b)included in the Paroo Shire Council’s local government area.

(4)All parts of lot 2 on crown plan AD3 that were not in Barcoo Shire Council’s local government area immediately before the commencement are—

(a)excluded from the Bulloo Shire Council’s local government area; and

(b)included in the Barcoo Shire Council’s local government area.

(5)All parts of the following lots that were not in Barcoo Shire Council’s local government area immediately before the commencement are excluded from the Quilpie Shire Council’s local government area and included in the Barcoo Shire Council’s local government area—

(a)lot 3349 on SP276963;

(b)lot 5 on crown plan GE39;

(c)lot 4195 on crown plan PH288.

(6)All parts of lot 3 on crown plan B122 that were not in Bulloo Shire Council’s local government area immediately before the commencement are—

(a)excluded from the Quilpie Shire Council’s local government area; and

(b)included in the Bulloo Shire Council’s local government area.

(7)The local government changes mentioned in subsection (1) to (6) take effect on the commencement.Note—A copy of the change commission’s report titled ‘Addendum Report on a Change to the External Boundary of the Barcoo, Bulloo, Paroo and Quilpie Shire Councils’ dated February 2017 can be viewed on the website of the electoral commission.