COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997, the City of Brisbane Act 2010, the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012, the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020, the Economic Development (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020, the Environmental Protection Act 1994, the Gaming Machine Act 1991, the Justice Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response—Proceedings and Other Matters) Regulation 2020, the Local Government Act 2009, the Local Government Electoral Act 2011, the Local Government Regulation 2012 and the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021.

Part 2 Amendment of Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997

2 Act amended This part amends the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997.

3 Amendment of s 323D (Sinking fund budgets) Section 323D(4), note, '2008, section 139'— omit, insert— 2020, section 160

4 Amendment of s 323F (Penalties for late payment) Section 323F(1)(b), example, '1 June'— omit, insert— 1 November

5 Amendment of s 323H (Power to borrow) Section 323H(4)(a), '2008'— omit, insert— 2020

Part 3 Amendment of City of Brisbane Act 2010

6 Act amended This part amends the City of Brisbane Act 2010.

7 Insertion of new s 96B After section 96A— insert—

96B Additional decisions about levying of rates and charges for 2021–2022 financial year (1) The council may decide, by resolution made other than at the council budget meeting for the 2021–2022 financial year, what rates and charges are to be levied for a relevant part of that financial year. (2) For this section, a relevant part of the 2021–2022 financial year is a period— (a) starting on a day not earlier than the day the resolution is made; and (b) ending on 30 June 2022. (3) A decision made under subsection (1) is an extraordinary decision. (4) The council must, at the meeting at which the extraordinary decision is made, amend the annual budget for the 2021–2022 financial year to take account of the extraordinary decision. (5) An amendment of the annual budget under subsection (4) is of no effect if the amendment— (a) does not comply with the requirements prescribed by regulation for preparing an annual budget; or (b) is inconsistent with the extraordinary decision. (6) The council must adopt the annual budget as amended in compliance with this section. (7) Subsection (1) does not limit section 96(2). (8) To the extent a relevant decision previously made by the council would otherwise be inconsistent with the extraordinary decision, the relevant decision ceases to have effect in relation to the relevant part of the 2021–2022 financial year. (9) This section expires on 30 June 2022. (10) In this section— 2021–2022 financial year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2022. relevant decision means— (a) a decision made under section 96(2); or (b) an extraordinary decision.