Beattie's embarrassing amalgamation backdown ...

Legislative backdown explanation:

On 19 April 2007, Parliament determined there was a need for structural reform of local government to create stronger councils with greater capacity to deliver services and infrastructure to Queensland communities.

The Local Government Reform Implementation Act 2007 established new structural arrangements for Queensland local government. The Act also made provision to prevent local governments from conducting polls about local government reform matters.

Objective of the Bill

The primary objective of the Bill is to remove provisions which prevent local governments from conducting polls about local government reform.

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