Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The following are reviewable local government matters--
(a) creating a new local government area, including, for example, creating a new local government area from--
(i) 2 or more local government areas that are abolished; or
(ii) a local government area that is abolished and a part of another local government area; or
(iii) a part of a local government area that is excluded from the local government area; or
(iv) a part of the State that is not part of a local government area;
(b) naming a new local government area;
(c) changing the external boundaries of a local government area by excluding part of the local government area and including the part in another local government area;
(d) changing the name of a local government area;
(e) including in a local government area a part of the State that is not part of a local government area;
(f) abolishing a local government area and merging the local government area with another local government area;
(g) dividing, redividing and abolishing divisions of a local government area;
(h) changing the boundaries of divisions of a local government area by--
(i) excluding part of a division and including the part in another division of the local government area; or
(ii) creating a new division of the local government area;
(i) assigning and reassigning councillors of a local government to divisions of its area;
(j) deciding and changing the class of a local government area;
(k) deciding and changing the composition of a local government;
(l) anything else relating to local government declared by regulation to be a reviewable local government matter.
(2) However, for subsection (1)(d), (i), (j) or (k)--
(a) Brisbane City Council is not a local government; and
(b) the City of Brisbane is not a local government area.
(3) Also, for subsection (1)(a), the City of Brisbane is not a local government area except to the extent the provision relates to creating a new local government area from a part excluded from the City of Brisbane.
(4) In addition, for subsection (1)(f), the City of Brisbane is not a local government area except to the extent the provision relates to the merging of an abolished local government area with the City of Brisbane.
(5) A reviewable local government matter includes--
(a) any aspect of a matter mentioned in subsection (1); and
(b) a particular proposal about a matter, or an aspect of a matter, mentioned in subsection (1).
(6) Without limiting subsection (5), naming the electoral wards of the City of Brisbane is an aspect of the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(g) and (h).
(7) A reviewable local government matter does not include a matter relating to--
(a) the creation, naming, abolition or area of a joint local government; or
(b) the composition of a joint local government.
(8) A matter (the relevant matter) relating to a local government area, the whole or part of which is in a joint local government's area, may be a reviewable local government matter although its implementation would, apart from subsection (9), affect a matter mentioned in subsection (7)(a) or (b).
(9) If the relevant matter is a reviewable local government matter, implementation of the relevant matter does not affect the existence or extent of a joint local government's area or the composition of a joint local government.
(10) In this section--
local government area includes a proposed local government area.