2014-01-13 Item 6.3 Appendices 1-5

2. Key dates
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 term of mayor and councillors for
                                        each new council commences
1 July 2014—six months after            Transfer committee ceases to exist
‘changeover day’                        (unless another date 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 date (2016)   Terms of all councillors/mayors end




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