2014-01-13 Item 6.3 Appendices 1-5

1. Introduction
The de-amalgamation polls held on 9 March 2013, resulted in four communities
voting to de-amalgamate from the existing regional councils.

This will result in the re-establishment of the former Noosa Shire Council,
Livingstone Shire Council, Mareeba Shire Council and Douglas Shire Council (the
new councils). These areas will de-amalgamate from the Sunshine Coast Regional
Council, Rockhampton Regional Council, Tablelands Regional Council and Cairns
Regional Council (the continuing councils) based on the boundaries as they existed
immediately prior to the 2008 amalgamations.

In order to facilitate the de-amalgamations, the Local Government (De-
amalgamation Implementation) Regulation 2013 (LGDIR) was enacted on 11 April
2013.

Transfer managers have been appointed to manage the establishment of each new
council. The transfer manager and chief executive officer of the continuing council
will form the transfer committee in each de-amalgamation area. The transfer
committee will be responsible for making decisions on matters such as the transfer
of assets and liabilities to the new councils, establishment of joint agreements to
ensure continuity of business and deciding on de-amalgamation costs.

A local advisory committee will also be established in each area to provide advice to
the transfer managers on local issues.

This transfer methodology should be read in conjunction with the LGDIR and is
designed to provide further advice and direction to the transfer manager and transfer
committee on the de-amalgamation process.




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