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Page 103 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 137] Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Part 6 Amendment of Local Government Electoral Act 2011 137 Amendment of s 45 (Direction that poll be conducted by postal ballot) (1) Section 45(1), from ‘about an application’— omit, insert— under section 45AB, the Minister must consider the recommendation and decide whether to give a direction that the poll the subject of the recommendation be conducted by postal ballot. (2) Section 45(2), ‘approve the application’— omit, insert— give the direction (3) Section 45(2)(b), ‘section 45AB(4)’— omit, insert— section 45AB(3) (4) Section 45(3) and (4), ‘approval’— omit, insert— direction 138 Amendment of s 177 (Author of election material must be named) (1) Section 177, heading ‘Author of’— omit, insert— Person who authorised advertisement etc. containing (2) Section 177(2)— omit, insert— (2) The particulars are— (a) the name of the person who authorised the advertisement, handbill, pamphlet or notice; and Clause 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Clause 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Page 104 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 139] Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Part 6 Amendment of Local Government Electoral Act 2011 (b) the person’s address, post office box or other address prescribed by regulation. 139 Amendment of s 178 (Distribution of how-to-vote cards) (1) Section 178(2)— omit, insert— (2) A how-to-vote card must state— (a) the name of the person who authorised the card; and (b) the person’s address, post office box or other address prescribed by regulation. (2) Section 178(4)— omit, insert— (4) For subsection (2), if the card is authorised for a group of candidates or for a candidate who is a member of a group of candidates, the authorising person must be a member of the group. 140 Amendment of sch 1 (Other matters nomination must contain) Schedule 1, section 7, from ‘that’— omit, insert— that— (a) the candidate has, within 6 months before the nomination day for the election, successfully completed a training course approved under section 26(2) of the Act; or (b) the candidate is a councillor— (i) who has, at any time, successfully completed a training course approved under section 26(2) of the Act; and 1 2 Clause 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Clause 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Page 105 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 141] Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Part 7 Minor and consequential amendments (ii) whose office has not, before the nomination day for the election, become vacant under the City of Brisbane Act 2010, section 162 or the Local Government Act 2009, section 162. Part 7 Minor and consequential amendments 141 Legislation amended Schedule 1 amends the legislation it mentions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Clause 9 10

Schedule 1 Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Page 106 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Schedule 1 Other amendments section 141 Part 1 Amendments commencing on assent City of Brisbane Act 2010 1 Section 92C(1)(a), ‘section 92B’— omit, insert— section 92BA or 92BB 2 Section 92C(1)(b), from ‘Minister’s’— omit, insert— approval under section 92BA(4) or 92BB(4). 3 Section 252(2)(j), ‘sustainability’— omit, insert— planning 4 Schedule 1, parts 1 and 2, ‘Local Government Electoral Act’— omit, insert— 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Schedule 1 Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Page 107 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Local Government Electoral Act 2011 City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 1 Section 255H, ‘section 194C(1)(a)’— omit, insert— section 194C(1) Local Government Act 2009 1 Section 83(3)(b), ‘indigenous regional council’— omit, insert— local government 2 Section 90C(1)(a), ‘section 90B’— omit, insert— section 90BA or 90BB 3 Section 90C(1)(b), from ‘Minister’s’— omit, insert— approval under section 90BA(4) or 90BB(4). 4 Section 90D(3), ‘Local Government Electoral Act 2011’— omit, insert— Local Government Electoral Act 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Schedule 1 Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Page 108 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel 5 Section 150AU(1), after ‘under section’— insert— 150SE or 6 Section 152, ‘Local Government Electoral Act 2011’— omit, insert— Local Government Electoral Act 7 Section 170(2)(b), after ‘section 196(3)’— insert— or (4) Part 2 Amendments commencing by proclamation City of Brisbane Act 2010 1 Section 194A(2)(a), ‘a close’— omit, insert— an City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 1 Section 242F(5)(b), ‘prescribed conflict of interest or declarable conflict of interest’— omit, insert— 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Schedule 1 Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Page 109 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel material personal interest or conflict of interest 2 Section 242G(2)(c), ‘section 177X(2) or (4)’— omit, insert— section 177F(7) or 177G(6) Local Government Act 2009 1 Section 197A(2), ‘a close’— omit, insert— an Local Government Regulation 2012 1 Section 254F(5)(b), ‘prescribed conflict of interest or declarable conflict of interest’— omit, insert— material personal interest or conflict of interest 2 Section 254G(2)(c), ‘section 150FA(2) or (4)’— omit, insert— section 150EI(7) or 150EJ(6) © State of Queensland 2025 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16