This regulation may be cited as the Local Government (Boundary Changes) Amendment Regulation 2023.
Part 3 commences on 16 March 2024.
This regulation amends the Local Government Regulation 2012.
4Renumbering of ch 22 (Transitional provisions for Local Government Legislation (Boundary Changes and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2023)
Chapter 22, second occurring—
renumber as chapter 23.
5Renumbering of s 366 (Definition for chapter)
Section 366, second occurring—
renumber as section 366A.
After section 368—
insert—Chapter 24 Transitional provisions for Local Government (Boundary Changes) Amendment Regulation 2023
369Local government areas and divisions for 2024 quadrennial election—Act, s 8
(1)For the purpose of the 2024 quadrennial election—(a)sections 6 and 7 apply as if a reference to schedule 1 in section 6 or 7 were a reference to schedule 1A; and(b)lot 66 on RP825862 (otherwise included in the South Burnett Regional Council’s local government area) is taken to be included in the Gympie Regional Council’s local government area; and(c)the parts of lots 5 and 6 on SP264451 and the part of lot 7 on SP288601, including the road reserve area of Mount Neale Road adjacent to the lots (otherwise included in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area) are taken to be included in the Toowoomba Regional Council’s local government area; and(d)the part of lot 84 on crown plan CC389 (otherwise included in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area) is taken to be included in the Ipswich City Council’s local government area; and(e)the parts of lots 14 and 16 on SP200498 and the area of Coynes Road adjoining lot 14 on SP200498 (otherwise located in the Ipswich City Council’s local government area) are taken to be included in the Locker Valley Regional Council’s local government area; and(f)the part of lot 355 on crown plan CH312304 (otherwise located in the Toowoomba Regional Council’s local government area) is taken to be included in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area.(2)To remove any doubt, it is declared that for all purposes other than the 2024 quadrennial election, schedule 1 continues to state the prescribed information for local governments.(3)This section applies despite sections 6 and 7.
After schedule 1—
insert—sections 6, 7 and 369
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
Name of local government area
Class
Area map
Number of councillors assigned to each division
Total number of councillors (including mayor)
Aurukun
shire
LGB 2
area not divided
5
Balonne
shire
LGB 3 edition 3
area not divided
7
Banana
shire
LGB 4 edition 2
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
7
Barcaldine
region
LGB 5 edition 2
area not divided
7
Barcoo
shire
LGB 6 edition 2
area not divided
5
Blackall-Tambo
region
LGB 8 edition 2
area not divided
7
Boulia
shire
LGB 9
area not divided
5
Bulloo
shire
LGB 10 edition 2
area not divided
5
Bundaberg
region
LGB 11 edition 4
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
division 7—1
division 8—1
division 9—1
division 10—1
11
Burdekin
shire
LGB 12
area not divided
7
Burke
shire
LGB 13
area not divided
5
Cairns
region
LGB 14 edition 4
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
division 7—1
division 8—1
division 9—1
10
Carpentaria
shire
LGB 15
area not divided
7
Cassowary Coast
region
LGB 16 edition 2
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
7
Central Highlands
region
LGB 25 edition 3
area not divided
9
Charters Towers
region
LGB 17 edition 2
area not divided
7
Cherbourg
shire
LGB 18
area not divided
5
Cloncurry
shire
LGB 19
area not divided
6
Cook
shire
LGB 20 edition 2
area not divided
7
Croydon
shire
LGB 21
area not divided
5
Diamantina
shire
LGB 23
area not divided
5
Doomadgee
shire
LGB 24
area not divided
5
Douglas
shire
LGB 75
area not divided
5
Etheridge
shire
LGB 26
area not divided
5
Flinders
shire
LGB 27 edition 2
area not divided
7
Fraser Coast
region
LGB 28 edition 6
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
division 7—1
division 8—1
division 9—1
division 10—1
11
Gladstone
region
LGB 29
area not divided
9
Gold Coast
city
LGB 30 edition 3
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
division 7—1
division 8—1
division 9—1
division 10—1
division 11—1
division 12—1
division 13—1
division 14—1
15
Goondiwindi
region
LGB 31 edition 2
area not divided
7
Gympie
region
LGB 32 edition 5
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
division 7—1
division 8—1
9
Hinchinbrook
shire
LGB 33
area not divided
7
Hope Vale
shire
LGB 34
area not divided
5
Ipswich
city
LGB 35 edition 6
division 1—2
division 2—2
division 3—2
division 4—2
9
Isaac
region
LGB 36 edition 5
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
division 7—1
division 8—1
9
Kowanyama
shire
LGB 37
area not divided
5
Livingstone
shire
LGB 76
area not divided
7
Lockhart River
shire
LGB 38 edition 2
area not divided
5
Lockyer Valley
region
LGB 39 edition 2
area not divided
7
Logan
city
LGB 40 edition 4
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
division 7—1
division 8—1
division 9—1
division 10—1
division 11—1
division 12—1
13
Longreach
region
LGB 41 edition 2
area not divided
7
Mackay
region
LGB 42
area not divided
11
Mapoon
shire
LGB 43
area not divided
5
Maranoa
region
LGB 59 edition 3
area not divided
9
Mareeba
shire
LGB 77 edition 2
area not divided
7
McKinlay
shire
LGB 44
area not divided
5
Moreton Bay
city
LGB 50 edition 6
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
division 7—1
division 8—1
division 9—1
division 10—1
division 11—1
division 12—1
13
Mornington
shire
LGB 45
area not divided
5
Mount Isa
city
LGB 46
area not divided
7
Murweh
shire
LGB 47
area not divided
5
Napranum
shire
LGB 48
area not divided
5
Noosa
shire
LGB 78
area not divided
7
North Burnett
region
LGB 49
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
7
Northern Peninsula Area
region
LGB 51
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
6
Palm Island
shire
LGB 52
area not divided
5
Paroo
shire
LGB 53 edition 2
area not divided
5
Pormpuraaw
shire
LGB 54
area not divided
5
Quilpie
shire
LGB 55 edition 2
area not divided
5
Redland
city
LGB 56 edition 3
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
division 7—1
division 8—1
division 9—1
division 10—1
11
Richmond
shire
LGB 57
area not divided
6
Rockhampton
region
LGB 58 edition 4
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
division 7—1
8
Scenic Rim
region
LGB 7 edition 3
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
7
Somerset
region
LGB 60 edition 2
area not divided
7
South Burnett
region
LGB 61 edition 3
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
7
Southern Downs
region
LGB 62 edition 2
area not divided
9
Sunshine Coast
region
LGB 63 edition 5
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
division 7—1
division 8—1
division 9—1
division 10—1
11
Tablelands
region
LGB 64 edition 4
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
7
Toowoomba
region
LGB 65 edition 5
area not divided
11
Torres
shire
LGB 66
area not divided
5
Torres Strait Island
region
LGB 67
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
division 7—1
division 8—1
division 9—1
division 10—1
division 11—1
division 12—1
division 13—1
division 14—1
division 15—1
16
Townsville
city
LGB 68 edition 3
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
division 7—1
division 8—1
division 9—1
division 10—1
11
Western Downs
region
LGB 22 edition 4
area not divided
9
Whitsunday
region
LGB 69 edition 3
division 1—1
division 2—1
division 3—1
division 4—1
division 5—1
division 6—1
7
Winton
shire
LGB 70
area not divided
6
Woorabinda
shire
LGB 71
area not divided
5
Wujal Wujal
shire
LGB 72
area not divided
5
Yarrabah
shire
LGB 73
area not divided
5
8Amendment of sch 8 (Dictionary)
Schedule 8—
insert—2024 quadrennial election means the quadrennial election held in 2024.prescribed information means information about a local government prescribed under section 8(4) of the Act.
9Insertion of new ch 24, pt 1, hdg
Before section 369, as inserted by this regulation—
insert—
10Insertion of new ch 24, pt 2
Chapter 24, as inserted by this regulation—
insert—370Temporary continuation of local government areas and divisions
(1)Sections 6 and 7 and schedule 1, as in force immediately before the commencement, continue to apply for a local government until the conclusion of the 2024 quadrennial election for the local government.(2)However, if a place is excluded from a local government’s local government area and included in another local government’s local government area because of a boundary change, the inclusion and exclusion take effect at the earlier conclusion of the 2024 quadrennial election for either local government.(3)This section applies despite sections 6 and 7 and schedule 1.(4)In this section—amended schedule 1 means schedule 1 as in force on the commencement.boundary change means a change from the boundaries shown on a local government’s area map mentioned in former schedule 1 to the boundaries shown on the local government’s area map mentioned in amended schedule 1.former schedule 1 means schedule 1 as in force before the commencement.
11Amendment of sch 1 (Prescribed information about local governments)
(1)Schedule 1, table, entry for Bundaberg, column 3, ‘edition 3’—
omit, insert—edition 4
(2)Schedule 1, table, entry for Fraser Coast, column 3, ‘edition 5’—
omit, insert—edition 6
(3)Schedule 1, table, entry for Gympie, column 3, ‘edition 4’—
omit, insert—edition 5
(4)Schedule 1, table, entry for Ipswich, column 3, ‘edition 5’—
omit, insert—edition 6
(5)Schedule 1, table, entry for Isaac, column 3, ‘edition 4’—
omit, insert—edition 5
(6)Schedule 1, table, entry for Lockyer Valley, column 3, after ‘LGB 39’—
insert—edition 2
(7)Schedule 1, table, entry for South Burnett, column 3, ‘edition 2’—
omit, insert—edition 3
(8)Schedule 1, table, entry for Toowoomba, column 3, ‘edition 4’—
omit, insert—edition 5
12Omission of sch 1A (2024 quadrennial election—local government areas and divisions)
Schedule 1A, as inserted by this regulation—
omit.
13Amendment of sch 3 (Implementing local government changes relating to changes of the boundaries of local government areas)
Schedule 3, part 1—
insert—1KChange in boundaries affecting both Gympie Regional Council and South Burnett Regional Council
(1)Lot 66 on RP825862 is—(a)excluded from the South Burnett Regional Council’s local government area; and(b)included in the Gympie Regional Council’s local government area.(2)The local government change mentioned in subsection (1) takes effect at the earlier conclusion of the 2024 quadrennial election for either local government.A copy of the change commission’s report titled ‘External boundary review—May 2023—South Burnett Regional Council—Gympie Regional Council’ can be viewed on the website of the electoral commission.1LChange in boundaries affecting both Lockyer Valley Regional Council and Toowoomba Regional Council
(1)The part of each of the following lots and areas that was not in the Toowoomba Regional Council’s local government area immediately before the commencement is excluded from the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area and included in the Toowoomba Regional Council’s local government area—(a)lots 5 and 6 on SP264451;(b)lot 7 on SP288601;(c)the road reserve area of Mount Neale Road adjacent to the lots mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).(2)The local government change mentioned in subsection (1) takes effect at the earlier conclusion of the 2024 quadrennial election for either local government.A copy of the change commission’s report titled ‘External Boundary Review—November 2023—Lockyer Valley Regional Council—Toowoomba Regional Council’ can be viewed on the website of the electoral commission.1MChange in boundaries affecting Ipswich City Council, Lockyer Valley Regional Council and Toowoomba Regional Council
(1)The part of lot 84 on crown plan CC389 that was not in the Ipswich City Council’s local government area immediately before commencement is—(a)excluded from the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area; and(b)included in the Ipswich City Council’s local government area.(2)The parts of lots 14 and 16 on SP200498 and the area of Coynes Road adjoining lot 14 on SP200498 that were not in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area immediately before the commencement are—(a)excluded from the Ipswich City Council’s local government area; and(b)included in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area.(3)The part of lot 355 on crown plan CH312304 that was not in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area immediately before the commencement is—(a)excluded from the Toowoomba Regional Council’s local government area; and(b)included in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s local government area.(4)The local government changes mentioned in subsections (1) to (3) take effect at the earlier conclusion of the 2024 quadrennial election for either local government mentioned in the subsection.A copy of the change commission’s report titled ‘External Boundary Review—November 2023—Lockyer Valley Regional Council—Ipswich City Council—Toowoomba Regional Council’ can be viewed on the website of the electoral commission.