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Local Government Act 2009
sec.107Insurance
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### sec.107 Insurance
A local government must maintain the following insurance—
public liability insurance;
professional indemnity insurance.
The insurance must be for at least the amount required under a regulation.
A local government may enter into a contract of insurance with WorkCover Queensland, or another insurer, to cover its councillors.
For that purpose, a councillor’s role includes attending—
meetings of the local government or its committees that the councillor is entitled or asked to attend; and
meetings for a resident of the local government area; and
conferences, deputations, inspections and meetings at which the councillor’s attendance is permitted by the local government; and
official functions organised for the local government.
(sec.107-ssec.1) A local government must maintain the following insurance— public liability insurance; professional indemnity insurance.
(sec.107-ssec.2) The insurance must be for at least the amount required under a regulation.
(sec.107-ssec.3) A local government may enter into a contract of insurance with WorkCover Queensland, or another insurer, to cover its councillors.
(sec.107-ssec.4) For that purpose, a councillor’s role includes attending— meetings of the local government or its committees that the councillor is entitled or asked to attend; and meetings for a resident of the local government area; and conferences, deputations, inspections and meetings at which the councillor’s attendance is permitted by the local government; and official functions organised for the local government.
- (a) public liability insurance;
- (b) professional indemnity insurance.
- (a) meetings of the local government or its committees that the councillor is entitled or asked to attend; and
- (b) meetings for a resident of the local government area; and
- (c) conferences, deputations, inspections and meetings at which the councillor’s attendance is permitted by the local government; and
- (d) official functions organised for the local government.