Queensland Consolidated Acts

CITY OF BRISBANE ACT 2010 - SECT 162

162 When a councillor’s office becomes vacant

A councillor’s office becomes vacant if the councillor—

(a) ceases to be qualified to be a councillor under division 1 ; or

(b) is found, on a judicial review, to be ineligible to continue to be a councillor; or

(c) does not comply with section 169 ; or

(d) is absent from 2 or more consecutive ordinary meetings of the council over a period of at least 2 months, unless the councillor is absent—

(i) in compliance with an order made by the conduct tribunal, the council or the chairperson of the council or a committee of the council; or

(ii) with the council’s leave; or

(iii) while the councillor is suspended under section 186B or the Local Government Act , section 122 or 123 ; or

(e) is absent, without the council’s leave, for 2 or more consecutive ordinary meetings of the council over at least 2 months, unless the councillor is absent while the councillor is suspended under section 186B ; or

(f) resigns as a councillor by signed notice of resignation given to the chief executive officer; or

(g) dies; or

(h) becomes a council employee.