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Local Government Act 2009
sec.177Functions
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### sec.177 Functions
The functions of the remuneration commission are—
to establish the categories of local governments; and
to decide the category to which each local government belongs; and
to decide the maximum amount of remuneration payable to the councillors in each of the categories; and
to consider and make recommendations to the Minister about the following matters relating to councillor advisors—
whether or not to prescribe a local government under section 197D (1) (a) ;
the number of councillor advisors each councillor of a local government may appoint;
the number of councillor advisors a councillor of the council under the City of Brisbane Act 2010 may appoint; and
another function relating to the remuneration of councillors directed, in writing, by the Minister.
s 177 prev s 177 amd 2010 No. 23 s 314 ; 2010 No. 38 s 78 sch 3 ; 2011 No. 27 s 280
sub 2012 No. 33 s 132
om 2018 No. 8 s 17
pres s 177 ins 2018 No. 8 s 18
amd 2020 No. 20 s 113A
- (a) to establish the categories of local governments; and
- (b) to decide the category to which each local government belongs; and
- (c) to decide the maximum amount of remuneration payable to the councillors in each of the categories; and
- (d) to consider and make recommendations to the Minister about the following matters relating to councillor advisors— (i) whether or not to prescribe a local government under section 197D (1) (a) ; (ii) the number of councillor advisors each councillor of a local government may appoint; (iii) the number of councillor advisors a councillor of the council under the City of Brisbane Act 2010 may appoint; and
- (i) whether or not to prescribe a local government under section 197D (1) (a) ;
- (ii) the number of councillor advisors each councillor of a local government may appoint;
- (iii) the number of councillor advisors a councillor of the council under the City of Brisbane Act 2010 may appoint; and
- (e) another function relating to the remuneration of councillors directed, in writing, by the Minister.
- (i) whether or not to prescribe a local government under section 197D (1) (a) ;
- (ii) the number of councillor advisors each councillor of a local government may appoint;
- (iii) the number of councillor advisors a councillor of the council under the City of Brisbane Act 2010 may appoint; and