Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The commission must make a final determination of the reviewable local government matter and prepare a report for the Minister on the matter as soon as practicable after--
(a) if a referendum is held for the commission's proposed determination of the matter--the final result of the referendum for the matter is notified; or
(b) if a referendum is not held for the commission's proposed determination of the matter--the commission completes its consideration of submissions properly made about the matter.
(2) If the matter is the subject of a delayed implementation reference and the commission makes a determination to implement the matter, the commission--
(a) must determine the matter be implemented on the conclusion of the election, at the next quadrennial elections, of all councillors for the local governments affected by the determination to implement the matter; and
(b) must determine not to implement a reviewable local government matter mentioned in section 64(1)(g), (h), (i) or (k) for the local governments or the local governments' areas.
(3) If the matter is a reviewable local government matter mentioned in section 64(1)(c) (other than a matter the subject of a delayed implementation reference) for a local government area that is divided, the commission may determine the matter be implemented on the conclusion of the election, at the next quadrennial elections, of all councillors for the local governments affected by the determination only if--
(a) the commission is satisfied it is appropriate to delay implementing the matter having regard to the delayed implementation issues for the matter; and
(b) the commission determines not to implement a reviewable local government matter mentioned in section 64(1)(g), (h), (i) or (k) for the local governments or the local governments' areas.
(4) Also, if the matter is a matter mentioned in section 64(1)(c) (the first matter) and the commission makes a determination to implement the first matter, the commission may, if it is satisfied it is appropriate for another reviewable local government matter mentioned in section 64(1)(g) or (h) included in the reference of the first matter, make a determination to implement the other matter only so far as the other matter relates to all of the divisions of a local government area directly affected by the determination of the first matter.
(5) However, subsection (4) does not apply if the commission makes a determination of a matter mentioned in section 64(1)(i) or (k) included in the reference of the first matter.
(6) For subsection (4), a division of a local government area is directly affected by the determination of the first matter only if, under the determination--
(a) the division's boundaries are to be changed because of the exclusion of part of the local government area (the excluded part) and including the excluded part in another local government area; or
(b) the division adjoins the excluded part; or
(c) the division adjoins a division mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
(7) The report must--
(a) state the determination and reasons for it and, if applicable, include recommendations on implementation issues for the matter; and
(b) include a summary of--
(i) the submissions made to the commission on the matter; and
(ii) if section 88 applies to the matter--the suggestions and comments properly given to the commission on the matter; and
(c) be accompanied by copies of the submissions and, if applicable, the suggestions and comments.
(8) Also, if a referendum is held for the commission's proposed determination of the matter, the report must--
(a) state the final result of the referendum; and
(b) if the referendum is a compulsory referendum and the referendum question is not approved--be accompanied by a copy of the commission's proposed determination and, if applicable, its recommendations on implementation issues for the matter and the reasons for them.
(9) If a compulsory referendum has been held for the commission's proposed determination of the matter, the commission--
(a) must determine that the matter be implemented if the referendum question is approved by the affected area for the matter; but
(b) must determine that the matter not be implemented if the referendum question is not approved by the affected area for the matter.
(10) If a non-compulsory referendum has been held for the commission's proposed determination of the matter, the commission may determine that the matter be implemented regardless of whether the referendum question is approved by the affected area for the matter.