Local government’s responsibility for local government areas
8 Local government’s responsibility for local government areas
A local government is an elected body that is responsible for the good rule and local government of a part of Queensland.
Note—
This is provided for in the Constitution of Queensland 2001, section 71 (Requirements for a local government).
A part of Queensland that is governed by a local government is called a local government area.
Note—
The Brisbane City Council is the local government for the City of Brisbane. For the local government area of the Brisbane City Council, see the City of Brisbane Act 2010, section 7.
A local government area may be divided into areas called divisions.
A regulation may—
describe the boundaries of a local government area; or
describe the boundaries of any divisions; or
fix the number of councillors for a local government and any divisions of the local government area; or
name a local government area; or
classify a local government area as a city, town, shire or region.
This provision refers to the regulations (A regulation
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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