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City of Brisbane Act 2010
sec.29Power to make a local law
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### sec.29 Power to make a local law
The council may make and enforce any local law that is necessary or convenient for the good rule and local government of Brisbane.
However, the council must not make a local law—
that sets a penalty of more than 850 penalty units for each conviction of failing to comply with a local law, including each conviction when there is more than 1 conviction for a continuing offence or repeat offence; or
that purports to stop a local law being amended or repealed in the future; or
about a subject that is prohibited under division 3 .
(sec.29-ssec.1) The council may make and enforce any local law that is necessary or convenient for the good rule and local government of Brisbane.
(sec.29-ssec.2) However, the council must not make a local law— that sets a penalty of more than 850 penalty units for each conviction of failing to comply with a local law, including each conviction when there is more than 1 conviction for a continuing offence or repeat offence; or that purports to stop a local law being amended or repealed in the future; or about a subject that is prohibited under division 3 .
- (a) that sets a penalty of more than 850 penalty units for each conviction of failing to comply with a local law, including each conviction when there is more than 1 conviction for a continuing offence or repeat offence; or
- (b) that purports to stop a local law being amended or repealed in the future; or
- (c) about a subject that is prohibited under division 3 .