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Local Government Act 2009
sec.155Disqualification of government members and electoral candidates
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### sec.155 Disqualification of government members and electoral candidates
A person can not be a councillor while the person is a government member or electoral candidate.
A government member is—
a member of a Parliament of the Commonwealth or a State (including Queensland); or
a councillor of a local government of another State.
A person is an electoral candidate if, under the Electoral Act , section 93 (3) , the person becomes a candidate for an election of a member of the Legislative Assembly.
A person automatically stops being a councillor when the person becomes a government member or electoral candidate.
s 155 amd 2012 No. 33 s 121 ; 2026 No. 5 s 62
(sec.155-ssec.1) A person can not be a councillor while the person is a government member or electoral candidate.
(sec.155-ssec.2) A government member is— a member of a Parliament of the Commonwealth or a State (including Queensland); or a councillor of a local government of another State.
(sec.155-ssec.3) A person is an electoral candidate if, under the Electoral Act , section 93 (3) , the person becomes a candidate for an election of a member of the Legislative Assembly.
(sec.155-ssec.4) A person automatically stops being a councillor when the person becomes a government member or electoral candidate.
- (a) a member of a Parliament of the Commonwealth or a State (including Queensland); or
- (b) a councillor of a local government of another State.