Queensland Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 166

166 Filling vacancy in office of another councillor

(1) A vacancy in the office of a councillor, other than the mayor, must be filled—

(a) if the office becomes vacant during the beginning of the local government’s term—in the way decided by the local government under subsection (2) ; or

(b) if the office becomes vacant during the middle of the local government’s term—by a by-election; or

(c) if the office becomes vacant during the final part of the local government’s term—by following the procedure under section 166B .

(2) For subsection (1) (a) , the local government must decide, by resolution, whether the vacancy is to be filled—

(a) by a by-election; or

(b) by following the procedure under section 166A .