Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Local Government Act 1993--
(a) land within a council area is not rateable land for the purposes of that Act;
(b) a person whose name is properly on a voters roll for the purpose of an election of an Aboriginal council--
(i) shall not be entitled to vote at an election of the local government of the area within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993 of which the area of the Aboriginal council forms a part or at an election to fill any vacancy on that local government;
(ii) is not qualified to be enrolled on the voters roll for the purpose of an election such as is referred to in subparagraph (i);
(c) the returning officer, for the purpose of an election such as is referred to in paragraph (b)(i), is authorised to make such eliminations from and corrections of any electoral roll in use for the purpose of the election as are necessary to give effect to paragraph (b).
(2) Upon the assumption by an Aboriginal council of the discharge of the functions of local government of an area that forms part of an area within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993--
(a) the local government of that area shall cease to have delegated to it the functions of local government of the area affected by the assumption; and
(b) the local laws of that local government shall cease to be of force and effect in the area affected by the assumption;
for as long as the Aboriginal council continues to assume the discharge of the functions of local government of that area, without prejudice to the continued operation and effect of anything duly done pursuant to the local laws before they ceased to be of force and effect.