Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Local Government (Boundary Changes) Amendment Regulation 2023.2CommencementPart 3 commences on 16 March 2024.3Regulation amendedThis regulation amends the Local Government Regulation 2012.Part 2Amendments commencing on notification4Renumbering of ch 22 (Transitional provisions for Local Government Legislation (Boundary Changes and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2023)Chapter 22, second occurring—renumber as chapter 23.5Renumbering of s 366 (Definition for chapter)Section 366, second occurring—renumber as section 366A.6Insertion of new ch 24After section 368—insert—Chapter 24Transitional provisions for Local Government (Boundary Changes) Amendment Regulation 2023369Local government areas and divisions for 2024 quadrennial election—Act, s 8(1)For the purpose of the 2024 quadrennial election—

(a)sections 6 and 7 apply as if a reference to schedule 1 in section 6 or 7 were a reference to schedule 1A; and

(b)lot 66 on RP825862 (otherwise included in the South Burnett Regional Council’s local government area) is taken to be included in the Gympie Regional Council’s local government area; and

(c)the parts of lots 5 and 6 on SP264451 and the part of lot 7 on SP288601, including the road reserve area of Mount Neale Road adjacent to the lots (otherwise included in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area) are taken to be included in the Toowoomba Regional Council’s local government area; and

(d)the part of lot 84 on crown plan CC389 (otherwise included in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area) is taken to be included in the Ipswich City Council’s local government area; and

(e)the parts of lots 14 and 16 on SP200498 and the area of Coynes Road adjoining lot 14 on SP200498 (otherwise located in the Ipswich City Council’s local government area) are taken to be included in the Locker Valley Regional Council’s local government area; and

(f)the part of lot 355 on crown plan CH312304 (otherwise located in the Toowoomba Regional Council’s local government area) is taken to be included in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area.

(2)To remove any doubt, it is declared that for all purposes other than the 2024 quadrennial election, schedule 1 continues to state the prescribed information for local governments.(3)This section applies despite sections 6 and 7.7Insertion of new sch 1AAfter schedule 1—insert—Schedule 1A2024 quadrennial election—local government areas and divisionssections 6, 7 and 369Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Name of local government areaClassArea mapNumber of councillors assigned to each divisionTotal number of councillors (including mayor)AurukunshireLGB 2area not divided5BalonneshireLGB 3 edition 3area not divided7BananashireLGB 4 edition 2division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—17BarcaldineregionLGB 5 edition 2area not divided7BarcooshireLGB 6 edition 2area not divided5Blackall-TamboregionLGB 8 edition 2area not divided7BouliashireLGB 9area not divided5BullooshireLGB 10 edition 2area not divided5BundabergregionLGB 11 edition 4division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—1division 7—1division 8—1division 9—1division 10—111BurdekinshireLGB 12area not divided7BurkeshireLGB 13area not divided5CairnsregionLGB 14 edition 4division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—1division 7—1division 8—1division 9—110CarpentariashireLGB 15area not divided7Cassowary CoastregionLGB 16 edition 2division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—17Central HighlandsregionLGB 25 edition 3area not divided9Charters TowersregionLGB 17 edition 2area not divided7CherbourgshireLGB 18area not divided5CloncurryshireLGB 19area not divided6CookshireLGB 20 edition 2area not divided7CroydonshireLGB 21area not divided5DiamantinashireLGB 23area not divided5DoomadgeeshireLGB 24area not divided5DouglasshireLGB 75area not divided5EtheridgeshireLGB 26area not divided5FlindersshireLGB 27 edition 2area not divided7Fraser CoastregionLGB 28 edition 6division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—1division 7—1division 8—1division 9—1division 10—111GladstoneregionLGB 29area not divided9Gold CoastcityLGB 30 edition 3division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—1division 7—1division 8—1division 9—1division 10—1division 11—1division 12—1division 13—1division 14—115GoondiwindiregionLGB 31 edition 2area not divided7GympieregionLGB 32 edition 5division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—1division 7—1division 8—19HinchinbrookshireLGB 33area not divided7Hope ValeshireLGB 34area not divided5IpswichcityLGB 35 edition 6division 1—2division 2—2division 3—2division 4—29IsaacregionLGB 36 edition 5division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—1division 7—1division 8—19KowanyamashireLGB 37area not divided5LivingstoneshireLGB 76area not divided7Lockhart RivershireLGB 38 edition 2area not divided5Lockyer ValleyregionLGB 39 edition 2area not divided7LogancityLGB 40 edition 4division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—1division 7—1division 8—1division 9—1division 10—1division 11—1division 12—113LongreachregionLGB 41 edition 2area not divided7MackayregionLGB 42area not divided11MapoonshireLGB 43area not divided5MaranoaregionLGB 59 edition 3area not divided9MareebashireLGB 77 edition 2area not divided7McKinlayshireLGB 44area not divided5Moreton BaycityLGB 50 edition 6division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—1division 7—1division 8—1division 9—1division 10—1division 11—1division 12—113MorningtonshireLGB 45area not divided5Mount IsacityLGB 46area not divided7MurwehshireLGB 47area not divided5NapranumshireLGB 48area not divided5NoosashireLGB 78area not divided7North BurnettregionLGB 49division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—17Northern Peninsula ArearegionLGB 51division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—16Palm IslandshireLGB 52area not divided5ParooshireLGB 53 edition 2area not divided5PormpuraawshireLGB 54area not divided5QuilpieshireLGB 55 edition 2area not divided5RedlandcityLGB 56 edition 3division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—1division 7—1division 8—1division 9—1division 10—111RichmondshireLGB 57area not divided6RockhamptonregionLGB 58 edition 4division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—1division 7—18Scenic RimregionLGB 7 edition 3division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—17SomersetregionLGB 60 edition 2area not divided7South BurnettregionLGB 61 edition 3division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—17Southern DownsregionLGB 62 edition 2area not divided9Sunshine CoastregionLGB 63 edition 5division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—1division 7—1division 8—1division 9—1division 10—111TablelandsregionLGB 64 edition 4division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—17ToowoombaregionLGB 65 edition 5area not divided11TorresshireLGB 66area not divided5Torres Strait IslandregionLGB 67division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—1division 7—1division 8—1division 9—1division 10—1division 11—1division 12—1division 13—1division 14—1division 15—116TownsvillecityLGB 68 edition 3division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—1division 7—1division 8—1division 9—1division 10—111Western DownsregionLGB 22 edition 4area not divided9WhitsundayregionLGB 69 edition 3division 1—1division 2—1division 3—1division 4—1division 5—1division 6—17WintonshireLGB 70area not divided6WoorabindashireLGB 71area not divided5Wujal WujalshireLGB 72area not divided5YarrabahshireLGB 73area not divided58Amendment of sch 8 (Dictionary)Schedule 8—insert—2024 quadrennial election means the quadrennial election held in 2024. prescribed information means information about a local government prescribed under section 8(4) of the Act.Part 3Amendments commencing on 16 March 20249Insertion of new ch 24, pt 1, hdgBefore section 369, as inserted by this regulation—insert—Part 1Local government areas and divisions for 2024 quadrennial election10Insertion of new ch 24, pt 2Chapter 24, as inserted by this regulation—insert—Part 2Continuation of local government areas and divisions after 2024 quadrennial election370Temporary continuation of local government areas and divisions(1)Sections 6 and 7 and schedule 1, as in force immediately before the commencement, continue to apply for a local government until the conclusion of the 2024 quadrennial election for the local government.(2)However, if a place is excluded from a local government’s local government area and included in another local government’s local government area because of a boundary change, the inclusion and exclusion take effect at the earlier conclusion of the 2024 quadrennial election for either local government.(3)This section applies despite sections 6 and 7 and schedule 1.(4)In this section—amended schedule 1 means schedule 1 as in force on the commencement. boundary change means a change from the boundaries shown on a local government’s area map mentioned in former schedule 1 to the boundaries shown on the local government’s area map mentioned in amended schedule 1.former schedule 1 means schedule 1 as in force before the commencement. 11Amendment of sch 1 (Prescribed information about local governments)(1)Schedule 1, table, entry for Bundaberg, column 3, ‘edition 3’—omit, insert—edition 4(2)Schedule 1, table, entry for Fraser Coast, column 3, ‘edition 5’—omit, insert—edition 6(3)Schedule 1, table, entry for Gympie, column 3, ‘edition 4’—omit, insert—edition 5(4)Schedule 1, table, entry for Ipswich, column 3, ‘edition 5’—omit, insert—edition 6(5)Schedule 1, table, entry for Isaac, column 3, ‘edition 4’—omit, insert—edition 5(6)Schedule 1, table, entry for Lockyer Valley, column 3, after ‘LGB 39’—insert—edition 2(7)Schedule 1, table, entry for South Burnett, column 3, ‘edition 2’—omit, insert—edition 3(8)Schedule 1, table, entry for Toowoomba, column 3, ‘edition 4’—omit, insert—edition 512Omission of sch 1A (2024 quadrennial election—local government areas and divisions)Schedule 1A, as inserted by this regulation—omit.13Amendment of sch 3 (Implementing local government changes relating to changes of the boundaries of local government areas)Schedule 3, part 1—insert—1KChange in boundaries affecting both Gympie Regional Council and South Burnett Regional Council(1)Lot 66 on RP825862 is—

(a)excluded from the South Burnett Regional Council’s local government area; and

(b)included in the Gympie Regional Council’s local government area.

(2)The local government change mentioned in subsection (1) takes effect at the earlier conclusion of the 2024 quadrennial election for either local government.Note—A copy of the change commission’s report titled ‘External boundary review—May 2023—South Burnett Regional Council—Gympie Regional Council’ can be viewed on the website of the electoral commission.1LChange in boundaries affecting both Lockyer Valley Regional Council and Toowoomba Regional Council(1)The part of each of the following lots and areas that was not in the Toowoomba Regional Council’s local government area immediately before the commencement is excluded from the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area and included in the Toowoomba Regional Council’s local government area—

(a)lots 5 and 6 on SP264451;

(b)lot 7 on SP288601;

(c)the road reserve area of Mount Neale Road adjacent to the lots mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).

(2)The local government change mentioned in subsection (1) takes effect at the earlier conclusion of the 2024 quadrennial election for either local government.Note—A copy of the change commission’s report titled ‘External Boundary Review—November 2023—Lockyer Valley Regional Council—Toowoomba Regional Council’ can be viewed on the website of the electoral commission.1MChange in boundaries affecting Ipswich City Council, Lockyer Valley Regional Council and Toowoomba Regional Council(1)The part of lot 84 on crown plan CC389 that was not in the Ipswich City Council’s local government area immediately before commencement is—

(a)excluded from the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area; and

(b)included in the Ipswich City Council’s local government area.

(2)The parts of lots 14 and 16 on SP200498 and the area of Coynes Road adjoining lot 14 on SP200498 that were not in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area immediately before the commencement are—

(a)excluded from the Ipswich City Council’s local government area; and

(b)included in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area.

(3)The part of lot 355 on crown plan CH312304 that was not in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area immediately before the commencement is—

(a)excluded from the Toowoomba Regional Council’s local government area; and

(b)included in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area.

(4)The local government changes mentioned in subsections (1) to (3) take effect at the earlier conclusion of the 2024 quadrennial election for either local government mentioned in the subsection.Note—A copy of the change commission’s report titled ‘External Boundary Review—November 2023—Lockyer Valley Regional Council—Ipswich City Council—Toowoomba Regional Council’ can be viewed on the website of the electoral commission.