Minister: Minister for Local Government, Minister for Racing and Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Agency: Department of Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs


Local Government Act 2009 No. 17

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
12 June 2009

contractorscertain provs commenced

01 July 2009

ch 9 pt 1 commenced

01 July 2010 2009 Act No. 362009 Act No. 482009 Act No. 522010 Act No. 23
01 December 2010 2010 Act No. 35
01 January 2011 2010 Act No. 38
08 April 2011 2011 Act No. 8
01 July 2011 2011 Act No. 8
02 July 2011 2011 Act No. 17

prov exp 1 July 2011

01 September 2011 2011 Act No. 27
09 September 2011 2011 Act No. 26
30 January 2012 2010 Act No. 44
17 February 2012 2012 Act No. 3
02 March 2012 2010 Act No. 31
22 November 2012 2012 Act No. 33
05 December 2012 2012 Act No. 39
14 December 2012 2012 Act No. 33
01 February 2013 2012 Act No. 332012 Act No. 43
31 March 2013 2012 Act No. 20
01 July 2013 2013 Act No. 29
09 August 2013 2013 Act No. 32
07 November 2013 2013 Act No. 60

RA s 44

01 January 2014 2013 Act No. 60
15 May 2014 2013 Act No. 23
19 June 2014 2014 Act No. 36
01 July 2014 2014 Act No. 21

RA ss 27, 44, 44A

05 September 2014 2014 Act No. 44
01 January 2015 09 May 2016 2014 Act No. 442014 Act No. 60

RA s 26(1)

20 November 2015 17 May 2016 2015 Act No. 25

RA s 26(1)

01 March 2017 03 March 2017 2016 Act No. 63
30 June 2017 30 June 2017 2016 Act No. 64

RA s 44

03 July 2017 27 July 2017 2016 Act No. 27

RA s 35

29 March 2018 04 April 2018 2018 Act No. 4
21 May 2018 22 May 2018 2018 Act No. 9

RA s 26(1)

20 July 2018 24 July 2018 2018 Act No. 8
03 December 2018 06 December 2018 2018 Act No. 82018 Act No. 9

RA s 44

01 July 2019 16 October 2019 2018 Act No. 17
30 October 2019 05 November 2019 2019 Act No. 30
18 November 2019 15 November 2019 2019 Act No. 30
20 January 2020 24 February 2020 2019 Act No. 30
19 March 2020 23 March 2020 2020 Act No. 11
30 March 2020 30 March 2020 2019 Act No. 30
25 May 2020 27 May 2020 2020 Act No. 16
30 June 2020 08 November 2024 2020 Act No. 20
12 October 2020 08 November 2024 2020 Act No. 20
04 December 2020 08 November 2024 2020 Act No. 38
20 March 2021 08 November 2024

prov exp 19 March 2021

23 April 2021 08 November 2024 2021 Act No. 8
01 July 2021 08 November 2024

prov exp 30 June 2021

28 February 2022 08 November 2024 2021 Act No. 20
01 May 2022 29 April 2022

provs exp 30 April 2022

01 July 2022 01 July 2022

prov exp 30 June 2022

01 March 2023 03 March 2023 2022 Act No. 34
28 June 2023 27 June 2023 2023 Act No. 8
22 November 2023 05 December 2023 2023 Act No. 30
01 February 2024 30 January 2024 2023 Act No. 23
28 May 2024 28 May 2024 2024 Act No. 3
28 June 2024 27 June 2024 2023 Act No. 32
01 July 2024 30 June 2024 2024 Act No. 27
02 August 2024 02 August 2024 2024 Act No. 23

Local Government Act 2009 No. 17

date of assent 12 June 2009

ss 1–2, sch 1 amdts 20–21 of the Local Government Act 1993 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (1))

ch 9 pt 1 commenced 1 July 2009 (see s 2 (3))

s 284, sch 1 amdts 1–19, 21–25 of the Local Government Act 1993, sch 2 commenced 1 July 2010 immediately before the repeal of the Local Government Act 1993 (2010 SL No. 122 and see ss 2(2)(a)–(c), 288)

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (2010 SL No. 122)

Note—(1) This Act contains provisions that were relocated from the Local Government Act 1993 (2010 No. 17 s 331 sch 1)
(2) List of sections relocated into the Local Government Act 2009—
s 5 into sch 2 as s 5 (see sch 1 amdt 1); s 7 into sch 2 as s 7 (see sch 1 amdt 2); ch 5 pts 1-4 (ss 266-283) into sch 2 as ch 5 pts 1-4 (ss 266-283) (see sch 1 amdt 16); ch 5 pts 6-9 (ss 289-441F) into sch 2 as ch 5 pts 6-9 (ss 289-441F) (see sch 1 amdt 17); s 1077A into sch 2 as s 1077A (see sch 1 amdt 19); sch 2 definitions as listed into sch 2 s 1 (see sch 1 amdt 25)
(3) The COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 and the Local Government (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 modified this legislation from 31 July 2020 until 30 April 2022. These modifications did not amend the text of this law. Accordingly, while point-in-time versions of this legislation in force between 31 July 2020 until 30 April 2022 do not contain textual amendments, the versions are affected by and must be read with the modifications that were in force at the relevant time.

Sustainable Planning Act 2009 No. 36 ss 1–2, 872 sch 2

date of assent 22 September 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 872 sch 2 amdts 10–13 commenced18 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 281) (amdts could not be given effect)

remaining provisions commenced 18 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 281)

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 No. 48 ss 1, 2(5), ch 4 pt 11

date of assent 19 November 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2009 immediately after the commencement of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 No. 23 ch 7 (see s 2 (5) and 2009 SL No. 251)

Integrity Act 2009 No. 52 ss 1–2, 115 sch 1

date of assent 03 December 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2010 (2009 SL No. 310)

City of Brisbane Act 2010 No. 23 ss 1–2(1)(a), ch 9 pt 3

date of assent 17 June 2010

ss 1–2, 344 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (1) (a))

ss 272, 273(1) commenced 1 July 2010 (see s 2 (1)) (amdts could not be given effect)

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (see s 2 (1))

Geothermal Energy Act 2010 No. 31 ss 1–2(1), 585 sch 2 pt 4

date of assent 01 September 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 2 March 2012 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2) (2011 SL No. 156 s 2))

Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 No. 38 ss 1–2, 78 sch 3

date of assent 20 September 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2011 (2010 SL No. 305)

Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2010 No. 35 pts 1, 6

date of assent 20 September 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2010 (2010 SL No. 308)

Personal Property Securities (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2010 No. 44 ss 1–2, ch 4 pt 42

date of assent 14 October 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 30 January 2012 (2011 SL No. 262)

Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 8 ss 1, 2(2)(b), pt 7

date of assent 08 April 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 61–76 commenced 1 July 2011 (2011 SL No. 90)

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Sustainable Planning (Housing Affordability and Infrastructure Charges Reform) Amendment Act 2011 No. 17 pts 1, 3

date of assent 06 June 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 2 July 2011 (see s 2)

Aboriginal Land and Torres Strait Islander Land and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 26 pts 1, 6

date of assent 29 August 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 9 September 2011 (2011 SL No. 173)

Local Government Electoral Act 2011 No. 27 s 1, pt 12 div 10

date of assent 01 September 2011

commenced on date of assent

Sustainable Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 3 s 1, pt 5

date of assent 17 February 2012

commenced on date of assent

Mines Legislation (Streamlining) Amendment Act 2012 No. 20 ss 1–2, 323 sch 3

date of assent 29 August 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 31 March 2013 (2013 SL No. 35)

Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 33 pts 1, 3, s 192 sch (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 22 November 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 91, 106–108, 139(3), 142, 175 (to the extent it ins new s 297) commenced 14 December 2012 (2012 SL No. 234)

ss 77, 150, 151 commenced 1 February 2013 (2013 SL No. 9)

s 172 (1), (3) never proclaimed into force and om 2013 Act No. 60 s 23

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Amending legislation

Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 60 s 1, pt 4 (amends 2012 No. 33 above)

date of assent 07 November 2013

commenced on date of assent

South East Queensland Water (Restructuring) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 39 ss 1, 102 sch pt 1

date of assent 05 December 2012

commenced on date of assent

Economic Development Act 2012 No. 43 ss 1, 2(c), 325 sch 2

date of assent 11 December 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 325 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (c))

remaining provisions commenced 1 February 2013 (2013 SL No. 1)

Land, Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 23 ss 1–2(a), pt 10

date of assent 14 May 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 15 May 2014 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2))

Industrial Relations (Transparency and Accountability of Industrial Organisations) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2013 No. 29 ss 1–2(1)(a), pt 2H

date of assent 20 June 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2013 (2013 SL No. 132)

Queensland Independent Remuneration Tribunal Act 2013 No. 32 ss 1–2, pt 7 div 4

date of assent 13 August 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 9 August (see s 2)

Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 60 ss 1, 2(2), pt 3, s 33 sch 1

date of assent 07 November 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 17, 19 (to the extent it ins new ch 9 pt 7 div 2) commenced 1 January 2014 (see s 2 (2))

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Crime and Misconduct and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 21 ss 1, 2(2), 94(2) sch 2

date of assent 21 May 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 94 (2) sch 2 amdt 7 (to the extent it amds s 182 (1)) commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 107) (amdt could not be given effect)

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 107)

Sustainable Planning (Infrastructure Charges) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 36 ss 1–2, pt 3A div 2

date of assent 19 June 2014

commenced on date of assent

Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 44 pts 1, 3, s 113 sch 1

date of assent 05 September 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 9, 12, 113 sch 1 commenced 1 January 2015 (2014 SL No. 289)

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Major Events Act 2014 No. 60 ss 1–2, 105 sch 1

date of assent 07 November 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2015 (see s 2)

Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2015 No. 25  pts 1, 3

date of assent 20 November 2015

comm on date of assent

Planning (Consequential) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 27

date of assent 25 May 2016

ss 1–2 comm on date of assent

comm 3 July 2017 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2))

Industrial Relations Act 2016 No. 63

date of assent 09 December 2016

ch 1 pt 1 hdgs, ss 35, pts 2–3, chs 2–18, ch 19 pts 1–7, ss 11181124, 1126–1128, 1151, 1152 (to the extent it ins new s 289), ch 19 pts 9–10, schs 1–6 comm 1 March 2017 (2017 SL No. 24)

Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 64

date of assent 09 December 2016

pts 2, 5, 7–8, 11, s 79 sch 1 comm 30 June 2017 (2017 SL No. 100)

Local Government Legislation (Validation of Rates and Charges) Amendment Act 2018 No. 4

date of assent 29 March 2018

comm on date of assent

Local Government Electoral (Implementing Stage 1 of Belcarra) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018 No. 9

date of assent 21 May 2018

ss 12, pt 2, pt 4 divs 1–2 comm on date of assent

pt 4 div 3 comm 3 December 2018 immediately after the commencement of the Local Government (Councillor Complaints) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018, s 12 (to the extent it ins s 150L) (2018 SL No. 200)

Local Government (Councillor Complaints) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018 No. 8

date of assent 21 May 2018

ss 34, 12 (to the extent it ins new ch 5A pt 1, pt 2 div 1 (other than new s 150G), pt 4 div 1, pt 5, pt 6, div 2), 27(1), (5), 30, 33(1), (3), pt 3 comm 20 July 2018 (2018 SL No. 103)

ss 511, 12 (to the extent it ins new ch 5A pt 2 div 1 (to the extent it ins new s 150G), div 2, pt 3, pt 4, divs 2–7, pt 6 div 1), 14–26, 27(2)–(4), 28–29, 31–32A, 33(2), (4)–(5), 34 comm 3 December 2018 (2018 SL No. 199)

Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 No. 17

date of assent 11 September 2018

pt 1 div 1 (other than ss 12), div 2, pts 27, pt 8 div 1, ss 159173, 174, pt 9 div 1, s 176F (2), pt 9 div 2, div 4, sch 1, sch 2 (other than amdts of Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017) comm 1 July 2019 (2019 SL No. 41)

Local Government Electoral (Implementing Stage 2 of Belcarra) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 30

date of assent 30 October 2019

pts 1, 2 div 1–2, 3 divs 1–2, 4 divs 1–2, pt 5 comm on date of assent

ss 44, 47, 52, 134–136, 141, 142, 147, 151, 201–202, 208–219, 251 (other than to the extent it ins new ss 216–218), 252, 253(2) (to the extent it ins new def silent elector), (3), pt 6 comm 18 November 2019 (2019 SL No. 228 item 1)

ss 45, 50A, 53, 145, 150A, 152, 203–207, 220–250, 251 (to the extent it ins new ss 216–218), 253 (1), (2) (other than to the extent it ins new def silent elector), (3A) comm 20 January 2020 (2019 SL No. 228 item 2)

pt 2 div 3 sdiv 1, s 46, pt 3 div 3 sdivs 1 (other than ss 134–136), 2 (other than ss 141, 142, 145, 147, 150A, 151–152) comm 30 March 2020 (2019 SL No. 228 item 3)

Public Health and Other Legislation (Public Health Emergency) Amendment Act 2020 No. 11

date of assent 19 March 2020

pt 6 comm on date of assent

Justice and Other Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Amendment Act 2020 No. 16

date of assent 25 May 2020

pt 10 div 2 comm on date of assent

Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2020 No. 20

date of assent 30 June 2020

ss 94, 97–99, 102, 103A, 105, 113B, 120, 121A comm on date of assent (see 2(4)(a)(iii)–(x))

ch 5 pt 2 (other than ss 94, 97–99, 102, 103A, 105, 113B, 120, 121A) comm 12 October 2020 (see s 2 (4) (b))

COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 38

date of assent 04 December 2020

pt 5 comm on date of assent

COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 No. 8

date of assent 23 April 2021

pt 10 comm on date of assent

Superannuation (State Public Sector) (Scheme Administration) Amendment Act 2021 No. 20

date of assent 28 October 2021

s 59 sch 1 comm 28 February 2022 (2022 SL No. 11)

Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34

date of assent 12 December 2022

s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)

Local Government Electoral and Other Legislation (Expenditure Caps) Amendment Act 2023 No. 8

date of assent 02 May 2023

pt 3, s 59 sch 1 comm 28 June 2023 (2023 SL No. 55)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23

date of assent 20 September 2023

s 247 sch 1 ss 1–2 (1), 3–4 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)

Local Government (Councillor Conduct) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 30

date of assent 22 November 2023

pt 4, sch 1 comm on date of assent

Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 32

date of assent 04 December 2023

s 141 sch 1 pt 2 comm 28 June 2024 (2024 SL No. 54)

Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 3

date of assent 19 February 2024

s 73 sch 1 comm 28 May 2024 (2024 SL No. 51)

Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 23

date of assent 09 May 2024

pt 7 comm 2 August 2024 (2024 SL No. 135 item 1)

Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 27

date of assent 06 June 2024

pt 3 div 3, s 123 sch 1 pt 2 comm 1 July 2024 (see s 2 (1))

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Local Government Act 2009