Local Government (Councillor Conduct) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (Qld)

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, the Local Government Electoral Act 2011, the Queen's Wharf Brisbane Act 2016 and the legislation mentioned in schedule 1 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Councillor Conduct) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023.

Part 2 Amendment of City of Brisbane Act 2010

2 Act amended This part amends the City of Brisbane Act 2010. Note— See also the amendments in schedule 1.

3 Amendment of s 21 (Assessment) (1) Section 21(6)(a)— omit. (2) Section 21(6)(b) and (c)— renumber as section 21(6)(a) and (b).

4 Amendment of s 107 (Councillors liable for improper disbursements) Section 107(2)— omit, insert— (2) The council must, within 14 days after the disbursement is made, publish a notice of the disbursement— (a) on the council's website; and (b) in other ways the council considers appropriate.

5 Amendment of s 123 (Approving an inspection program) (1) Section 123(6)(a) and (b)— omit, insert— (a) on the council's website; and (b) in other ways the council considers appropriate. (2) Section 123(9), 'in the newspaper'— omit, insert— under subsection (6)

6 Amendment of s 166 (Filling a vacancy in the office of another councillor) Section 166(6)(a)(i) and (ii)— omit, insert— (i) on the council's website; and (ii) in other ways the chief executive officer considers appropriate; and

7 Insertion of new s 169A After section 169— insert—