City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 (Qld)

City of Brisbane Regulation 2012

Chapter 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012.

2 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 4 defines particular words used in this regulation.

Chapter 2 Brisbane City Council

Part 1 Brisbane's external boundaries and its wards

3 Boundaries of Brisbane— Act , s 7 (4) (1) External boundaries of Brisbane are shown on map LGB 1 edition 3, sheet 1. (2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that any part of a watercourse, including the land below the high-water mark of the watercourse, that is within the boundary of Brisbane is part of Brisbane. Note— Brisbane is the council's local government area. (3) A watercourse includes a canal, lake or river.

4 Wards of Brisbane— Act , s 17 (2) (1) The wards of Brisbane are named in schedule 1. (2) The boundaries of each ward are shown on map LGB 1 edition 3, sheets 2 to 27. (3) For each ward, the boundaries are shown on the sheet number of map LGB 1 edition 3 stated in schedule 1 opposite the ward's name.

5 Availability of map of Brisbane (1) The department's chief executive must ensure— (a) the department's website states a place or places where a copy of map LGB 1 edition 3 (including sheets 2 to 27 of the map) may be viewed by the public; and (b) a copy of the map may be viewed by the public at the place or places; and (c) the council has a copy of the map. (2) The council must ensure the public may view a copy of map LGB 1 edition 3 (including sheets 2 to 27 of the map) at its public office.

Part 2 Changing Brisbane's external boundaries

6 What pt 2 is about This part prescribes, for section 21(2)(c) of the Act, the other matters to be considered by the change commission when assessing whether a proposed boundary change is in the public interest.