2014-01-13 Deamalgamation Report Attachment

                             De-amalgamation Timeline
Date                        Action
11 April 2013               Local Government (De-amalgamation           Implementation)
                            Regulation 2013 enacted
12 April 2013               Transfer Managers appointed
1 September 2013            Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal to
                            decide remuneration/category for new councillors (s11(2)
                            LGDIR) and councils
October to December 2013    Elections for new councils to be held at a date to be
                            determined by the Minister.
31 December 2013            Terms of the following councillors end:
                            Cairns–Division 10 Rockhampton–Divisions 1,2,3 Sunshine
                            Coast–Divisions 11,12 Tablelands–Divisions 1,7,8
1 January 2014              Changeover day
1 January 2014              Transfer Managers become acting chief executive officers—
                            continue until a chief executive officer is appointed
1 January 2014              The 2 year, 3 month term of mayor and councillors for each
                            new council commences (2
1 July 2014—six months      Transfer Committee ceases to exist (unless another date
after ‘changeover day’      approved by the Minister)
By 31 December 2014         The new council must discharge any Queensland Treasury
                            Corporation working capital facility established for the sole
                            purpose of facilitating the de-amalgamation
Next quadrennial election   Terms of all Councillors/Mayors end
date (2016)




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