On Tuesday, 28 October 2008, the Local Government Bill 2008 was
introduced into Queensland Parliament by the Honourable Warren Pitt
MP, Minister for Main Roads and Local Government. The primary
catalyst for the Bill was the Local Government Reform Program which
was initiated in April 2007 and which has resulted in sweeping
reforms to local government in Queensland. Once enacted, the Bill
will repeal the Local Government Act 1993 and the Local Government
(Community Government Areas) Act 2004.
In general terms, the Bill takes a significantly abbreviated
form in contrast to the 1200 odd pages of the existing legislation.
The intention is that the Bill will be supplemented by a number of
Regulations that will now govern essential but subordinate
operational and administrative issues. In the past, these issues
have been dealt with in the body of the legislation. Accordingly,
the Bill is far less prescriptive than the current legislation and
is seen by the State Government
