Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) If the local government does not comply with the Minister's direction within the reasonable time stated in the direction, the Minister may act for the local government to take the action the Minister directed the local government to take.
(2) Anything done by the Minister under subsection (1) is taken to have been done by the local government and has the same effect as it would have had if the local government had done it.
(3) An expense reasonably incurred by the Minister in taking an action under subsection (1) may be recovered from the local government as a debt owing to the State.