What this part is about
17 What this part is about
This part is about making a local government change.
A local government change is a change of—
the boundaries of a local government area; or
any divisions of a local government area, other than the City of Brisbane; or
the number of councillors for a local government or divisions of a local government area; or
the name of a local government area; or
the classification of a local government area (from a town to a city, for example).
In summary, the process for making a local government change is as follows—
• assessment—the change commission assesses whether a proposed local government change is in the public interest
• implementation—the Governor in Council implements the local government change under a regulation.
The change commission, which conducts the assessment phase of the process, is an independent body that is created under this Act.
Note—
See division 3 for the creation of the change commission.
This provision refers to the regulations (a regulation
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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