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Contents Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Page 7 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel 104 Amendment of s 150DX (Local governments to keep and publish register) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 105 Amendment of s 150DY (Content of register—decisions) . . . . . . 71 106 Amendment of s 150EB (Annual report) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 107 Replacement of ch 5B (Councillors’ conflicts of interest) . . . . . . 72 Chapter 5B Dealing with personal interests of councillors 150ED Matters in relation to which chapter does not apply . 73 150EE What is a material personal interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 150EF What is a conflict of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 150EG Who is an associate of a councillor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 150EH Who is a related party of a councillor . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 150EI Councillor’s material personal interest at a meeting . 80 150EJ Councillor’s conflict of interest at a meeting . . . . . . . 82 108 Amendment of s 201D (Dishonest conduct of councillor or councillor advisor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 109 Amendment of s 257 (Delegation of local government powers) . 84 110 Insertion of new ch 9, pt 20, div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Division 3 Provisions for amendments commencing by proclamation Subdivision 1 Councillor conduct 365 Existing matters about particular unsuitable meeting conduct of councillor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 366 Preliminary assessment of conduct engaged in before commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 367 Existing matters referred to local governments . . . . . 87 368 Existing applications to conduct tribunal for particular matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 369 Existing reviews by QCAT of particular matters . . . . 88 370 Existing review rights to QCAT for particular matters 88 Subdivision 2 Dealing with personal interests of councillors 371 Proceedings for particular offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 372 Continued application of s 153 for former integrity offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 373 Application of this Act for contravention of former COI provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 111 Amendment of sch 1 (Serious integrity offences and integrity offences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 112 Amendment of sch 4 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Contents Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Page 8 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Part 5 Amendment of Local Government Regulation 2012 Division 1 Preliminary 113 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Division 2 Amendments commencing on assent 114 Replacement of s 44 (Minimum requirements for complaint process) 92 44 Complaints management process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 115 Amendment of s 45 (Making a complaint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 116 Amendment of s 48 (Competition authority refusing to investigate) 93 117 Amendment of s 71 (What ch 4 is about) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 118 Amendment of ch 4, pt 2, hdg (Land exempt from rating) . . . . . . 93 119 Insertion of new s 73A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 73A Local governments to which Act, s 94A applies . . . . 94 120 Amendment of s 186 (Councillors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 121 Amendment of s 187 (Administrative action complaints) . . . . . . 94 122 Amendment of s 247 (Remuneration payable to councillors) . . . 95 Division 3 Amendments commencing by proclamation 123 Amendment of s 186 (Councillors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 124 Omission of s 239C (When summary of investigation report or investigation report must be made publicly available) . . . . . . . . . 96 125 Replacement of s 254AB (Ordinary business matters relating to documents—Act, s 150EF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 254AB Matters in relation to which the Act, ch 5B does not apply— Act, s 150ED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 126 Amendment of s 254D (Public availability of agendas) . . . . . . . . 97 127 Amendment of s 254H (Recording of reasons for particular decisions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 128 Amendment of s 254J (Closed meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 129 Insertion of new ch 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Chapter 27 Transitional provision for Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025 382 Investigation reports and local government meetings 98 130 Amendment of sch 5 (Financial and non-financial particulars for registers of interests) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 131 Replacement of sch 5A (Content of extracts of registers of interests of councillors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Schedule 5A Content of extracts of registers of interests of councillors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Contents Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Page 9 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel 132 Amendment of sch 8 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Part 6 Amendment of Local Government Electoral Act 2011 133 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 134 Amendment of s 26 (Who may be nominated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 135 Amendment of s 45AA (Application for direction that poll be conducted by postal ballot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 136 Amendment of s 45AB (Referral of application to electoral commissioner for recommendation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 137 Amendment of s 45 (Direction that poll be conducted by postal ballot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 138 Amendment of s 177 (Author of election material must be named) 103 139 Amendment of s 178 (Distribution of how-to-vote cards) . . . . . . 104 140 Amendment of sch 1 (Other matters nomination must contain) . 104 Part 7 Minor and consequential amendments 141 Legislation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Schedule 1 Other amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Part 1 Amendments commencing on assent City of Brisbane Act 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Local Government Act 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Part 2 Amendments commencing by proclamation City of Brisbane Act 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Local Government Act 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Local Government Regulation 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

2025 A Bill for An Act to amend the City of Brisbane Act 2010, the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012, the Local Government Act 2009, the Local Government Regulation 2012 and the Local Government Electoral Act 2011 for particular purposes

Page 12 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 1] Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Part 1 Preliminary The Parliament of Queensland enacts— Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025. 2 Commencement The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation— (a) part 2, division 3; (b) part 3, division 3; (c) part 4, division 3; (d) part 5, division 3; (e) schedule 1, part 2. Part 2 Amendment of City of Brisbane Act 2010 Division 1 Preliminary 3 Act amended This part amends the City of Brisbane Act 2010. Note— See also the amendments in schedule 1, parts 1 and 2. 1 2 Clause 3 4 5 Clause 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Clause 17 18 19 20

Page 13 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 4] Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Part 2 Amendment of City of Brisbane Act 2010 Division 2 Amendments commencing on assent 4 Amendment of s 18 (Review of wards of Brisbane) (1) Section 18, ‘council’— omit, insert— electoral commission (2) Section 18(b), ‘electoral commissioner’— omit, insert— council 5 Amendment of s 50 (Assessing public benefit) (1) Section 50(8) and (10)— omit. (2) Section 50(9), from ‘the decision,’— omit, insert— the decision— (a) conduct another public benefit assessment of the significant business activity; and (b) repeat the process relating to a report on the public benefit assessment. (3) Section 50(9)— renumber as section 50(8). 6 Replacement of s 92B (Prohibition on major policy decision in caretaker period) Section 92B— omit, insert— 1 2 Clause 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Clause 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Clause 22 23 24 25

Page 14 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 6] Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Part 2 Amendment of City of Brisbane Act 2010 92B Prohibition on major policy decisions during caretaker period The council must not make a major policy decision during a caretaker period for the council. 92BA Approval to make major policy decisions in exceptional circumstances (1) This section applies if the council considers that, because exceptional circumstances exist, it is necessary and in the public interest to make a major policy decision during a caretaker period for the council. (2) The council may apply to the Minister for approval to make the major policy decision during the caretaker period. (3) The Minister may give the approval if the Minister is satisfied that, because exceptional circumstances exist, it is necessary and in the public interest for the council to make the major policy decision during the caretaker period. (4) The approval may be given on conditions with which the council must comply. (5) Despite section 92B, the council may make the major policy decision in accordance with the approval. 92BB Approval to make major policy decisions related to disaster recovery funding arrangements (1) This section applies if— (a) during a caretaker period for the council, the City of Brisbane is eligible for assistance under the disaster recovery funding arrangements; and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Page 15 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 7] Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Part 2 Amendment of City of Brisbane Act 2010 (b) the Minister considers it is necessary for the council to make major policy decisions during the caretaker period to achieve the objectives of the disaster recovery funding arrangements. (2) The Minister may give approval to the council to make the major policy decisions. (3) The approval may state— (a) the types of major policy decisions that may be made by the council; and (b) that the decisions may be made by the council only in relation to a stated matter. (4) The approval may be given on conditions with which the council must comply. (5) Despite section 92B, the council may make major policy decisions in accordance with the approval. (6) In this section— disaster recovery funding arrangements means the funding arrangements jointly administered by the State and Commonwealth that are known as the ‘Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements’. 7 Amendment of s 104 (Approval of budget) Section 104(2)— omit. 8 Amendment of s 155 (Disqualification because of other high office) (1) Section 155, heading, from ‘because’— omit, insert— of government members and electoral candidates 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Clause 22 23 24 Clause 25 26 27 28 29 30

Page 16 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 9] Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Part 2 Amendment of City of Brisbane Act 2010 (2) Section 155(1) and (3), after ‘member’— insert— or electoral candidate (3) Section 155— insert— (2A) 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. (4) Section 155(2A) and (3)— renumber as section 155(3) and (4). 9 Amendment of ch 6, pt 2, div 2, hdg (Councillor’s term of office) Chapter 6, part 2, division 2, heading, after ‘office’— insert— and entitlement to remuneration 10 Replacement of s 160A (Compulsory leave without pay) Section 160A— omit, insert— 160A Remuneration to be paid for term A councillor is entitled to remuneration for the period— (a) starting on the day the councillor’s term starts under section 159; and (b) ending on the day the councillor’s term ends under section 160. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Clause 12 13 14 15 16 Clause 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Page 17 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 11] Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Part 2 Amendment of City of Brisbane Act 2010 11 Amendment of s 162 (When a councillor’s office becomes vacant) (1) Section 162— insert— (fa) is elected or appointed as mayor of the council; or (2) Section 162(fa) to (h)— renumber as section 162(g) to (i). 12 Amendment of s 169A (Councillor training) (1) Section 169A(1)— omit, insert— (1) A councillor must complete each approved training course unless the councillor has, at any time, previously completed the approved training course. (2) Section 169A(4), (5) and (6)(a), ‘councillor training’— omit, insert— training course (3) Section 169A(6)(b) and (c), ‘training’— omit, insert— course (4) Section 169A(7)(b), ‘requirements about’— omit. (5) Section 169A(8)— omit, insert— (8) In this section— approved training course means a course of training approved by the department’s chief executive that— Clause 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Clause 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Page 18 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 13] Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Part 2 Amendment of City of Brisbane Act 2010 (a) is about a councillor’s responsibilities under section 14; and (b) meets the requirements under subsection (7). 13 Amendment of s 171 (Requests for assistance or information) (1) Section 171(4)— insert— (ba) that comprises proceedings in the Assembly under the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001, section 9; or (2) Section 171(4)(ba) to (d)— renumber as section 171(4)(c) to (e). 14 Insertion of new ch 6, pt 2, div 6 Chapter 6, part 2— insert— Division 6 Responsibilities during leave of absence 178 Responsibilities of councillors during leave of absence (1) This section applies if the council grants a councillor a leave of absence for 1 or more ordinary meetings of the council. (2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the councillor may perform any responsibility under section 14 during the councillor’s leave of absence. 1 2 3 4 Clause 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Clause 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Page 19 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 15] Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Part 2 Amendment of City of Brisbane Act 2010 15 Amendment of s 192 (Appointing senior executive employees) (1) Section 192, heading, after ‘employees’— insert— and senior contract employees (2) Section 192(1), after ‘employees’— insert— and senior contract employees (3) Section 192(2), after ‘employee’— insert— or senior contract employee 16 Amendment of s 193 (Appointing other council employees) (1) Section 193(2), after ‘employ’— insert— other (2) Section 193(3), after ‘executive employees’— insert— and senior contract employees (3) Section 193(4)— omit. 17 Insertion of new s 193A After section 193— insert— 193A Conditions of appointment of council employees A council employee is employed on— Clause 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Clause 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Clause 22 23 24 25 26 27

Page 20 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 18] Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Part 2 Amendment of City of Brisbane Act 2010 (a) the conditions contained in any relevant industrial instrument; and (b) any other conditions that the council decides. 18 Amendment of s 194A (Appointment and functions of councillor advisors) Section 194A(2)(b), ‘194C(1)(a)’— omit, insert— 194C(1) 19 Amendment of s 194C (Regulation may prescribe particular matters relating to councillor advisors) (1) Section 194C, heading, from ‘particular’— omit, insert— number of councillor advisors (2) Section 194C(1), from ‘may—’— omit, insert— may prescribe the maximum number of councillor advisors each councillor may appoint. (3) Section 194C(2) and (4), ‘(1)(a)’— omit, insert— (1) 20 Insertion of new ch 8, pt 13 Chapter 8— insert— 1 2 3 4 Clause 5 6 7 8 9 Clause 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Clause 22 23 24