Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

CITY OF BRISBANE (FINANCE, PLANS AND REPORTING) REGULATION 2010 NO. 171

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents

           CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      What this regulation is about

           CHAPTER 2--RATES AND CHARGES
           Part 1--Preliminary

   5.      What is the value of land
           Part 2--Land exempt from rating
   6.      Land that is exempt from rating—Act, s 95
           Part 3--Value of land used for rates
   7.      Rateable value of land
   8.      Working out the 2-year averaged value
   9.      Working out the 3-year averaged value
           Part 4--Minimum general rates
   10.     Minimum general rates for land generally
   11.     Minimum general rates on timeshare property
   12.     Value of mining claim for fixing minimum general rates
           Part 5--Differential general rates
           Division 1--Introduction
   13.     Differential general rates
   14.     Categorisation of land for differential general rates
   15.     Later categorisation
           Division 2--Entering land to categorise land
   16.     What div 2 is about
   17.     Appointing categorisation officer
   18.     Identity card for categorisation officer
   19.     Exercise of power of entry
   20.     End of appointment of categorisation officer
           Division 3--Notice of categorisation of land
   21.     Notice to owner of categorisation
           Division 4--Objecting to rates category
   22.     What div 4 is about
   23.     Land owner's objection to rates category
   24.     Decision on a land owner's objection
   25.     Land owner's appeal against decision
   26.     Decision on a land owner's appeal
           Part 6--Special rates and charges
   27.     Levying special rates or charges
   28.     Carrying special rates or charges forward to a later financial year
   29.     Surplus special rates or charges after plan is carried out
   30.     Surplus special rates or charges after plan is cancelled
   31.     Returning special rates or charges incorrectly levied
           Part 7--Utility charges
   32.     Utility charges
   33.     Utility charges before facilities are constructed
   34.     Reading meters for utility charges
           Part 8--Separate rates and charges
   35.     Levying separate rates or charges
           Part 9--Levying and adjusting rates and charges
           Division 1--Rate notices
   36.     Rate notice for rates or charges
   37.     Other amounts under rate notice
   38.     Entities to whom rate notice must be given
   39.     Issue of and period covered by rate notice
   40.     Electronic issue of rate notice
           Division 2--Adjusting rates or charges
   41.     What div 2 is about
   42.     Land stops being rateable land
   43.     Change in unimproved value
   44.     Change in rating category
   45.     Special rates become or stop being payable
   46.     Loss of entitlement to occupy land from State
   47.     Rates or charges paid before adjustment
           Division 3--Other matters about levying rates or charges
   48.     Limitation of increase in rates or charges levied
   49.     Rates or charges may be levied or adjusted after end of financial year
   50.     When rates or charges must be paid
           Part 10--Concessions
   51.     Concession for rates or charges
   52.     Criteria for granting concession
   53.     Types of concession
   54.     Resolutions for granting concession
   55.     Special provision for rebate for land occupied by pensioners
   56.     Refund of rebated rates or charges already paid
   57.     Special provision for agreement to defer rates or charges
   58.     Special provision for agreement to accept land transfer
           Part 11--Paying rates and charges
   59.     Who must pay rates and charges
   60.     Paying part of rates and charges
   61.     Paying rates or charges by instalments
   62.     Discount for prompt payment of rates or charges
   63.     Other benefits for prompt payment
           Part 12--Overdue rates and charges
           Division 1--General provisions
   64.     What are overdue rates or charges and when do they become overdue
   65.     Interest on overdue rates or charges
           Division 2--Court proceedings for overdue rates or charges
   66.     Court proceedings for overdue rates or charges
   67.     Selling or acquiring land ends liability for overdue rates or charges
           Division 3--Selling or acquiring land for overdue rates or charges
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary
   68.     What div 3 is about
   69.     Reference to market value
           Subdivision 2--Selling land for overdue rates or charges
   70.     Selling land that is subject to a State encumbrance
   71.     Selling land that is subject to other restrictions
   72.     Notice of intention to sell land for overdue rates or charges
   73.     When procedures for selling land must be started
   74.     Procedures for selling land
   75.     Conduct of auction
   76.     Procedures after sale of land to council
   77.     Application of proceeds of sale
   78.     Council's failure to comply with this subdivision
           Subdivision 3--Acquiring land for overdue rates or charges
   79.     Application of sdiv 3
   80.     Requirements for notice of intention to acquire land
   81.     Time to start procedures to acquire
   82.     Acquisition procedures
           Division 4--State pays overdue rates or charges
   83.     Satisfaction on termination of tenure
           Part 13--The council's land record
           Division 1--Land record
   84.     What pt 13 is about
   85.     Land record to be kept
   86.     Public may inspect land record
   87.     Amending a land record
   88.     Evidence of land record
           Division 2--Review of decisions by QCAT to amend land record
   89.     Who may apply for review
   90.     Powers of QCAT on review
           Division 3--Change in ownership of land
   91.     Definitions for div 3
   92.     Notice of change of owner of land for sale or other ownership changes for land
   93.     Council to record change of owner
   94.     Previous owner can continue to be liable to pay rates or charges

           CHAPTER 3--FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
           Part 1--General matters about financial management systems

   95.     Requirement to keep record of particular matters
           Part 2--Financial management documents
           Division 1--Annual budget
   96.     Preparation and content of the budget
   97.     Scrutiny of the budget
   98.     Adoption and amendment of the budget
   99.     Unauthorised spending for genuine emergency or hardship
           Division 2--General purpose financial statement
   100.    Preparation of general purpose financial statement
           Division 3--Community financial report
   101.    Preparation of community financial report
           Division 4--Long-term financial forecast
   102.    Preparation of long-term financial forecast
           Division 5--Asset register
   103.    Non-current physical assets to be recorded
           Division 6--Revenue statement
   104.    Preparation of revenue statement
   105.    Revenue statement contents
           Part 3--Planning and accountability documents
           Division 1--Annual report
           Subdivision 1--Preparation
   106.    Preparation of annual report
           Subdivision 2--Contents
   107.    What sdiv 2 is about
   108.    General purpose financial statement
   109.    Community financial report
   110.    Relevant measures of financial sustainability
   111.    Resolutions
   112.    Councillors
   113.    Administrative action complaints
   114.    Overseas travel
   115.    Expenditure on grants to community organisations
   116.    Reserves and controlled roads
   117.    Other contents
           Division 2--Corporate plan
   118.    Preparation of corporate plan
   119.    Corporate plan contents
           Division 3--Annual operational plan
   120.    Preparation and adoption of annual operational plan
   121.    Annual operational plan contents
           Division 4--Long-term community plan
   122.    What div 4 is about
   123.    Process for preparing a long-term community plan
   124.    Adoption of long-term community plan
   125.    Long-term community plan contents
   126.    Community engagement for reviewing long-term community plan
   127.    Changing long-term community plan
           Division 5--Community engagement policy
   128.    Community engagement policy
           Division 6--Financial plan
           Subdivision 1--General requirements
   129.    Financial plan requirements and contents
           Subdivision 2--Requirements for policies outlined in plan
   130.    Investment policy
   131.    Debt policy
   132.    Revenue policy
           Division 7--Long-term asset management plan
   133.    Preparation of long-term asset management plan
           Part 4--Community grants
   134.    Grants to community organisations
   135.    Community grants policy
           Part 5--Spending
   136.    Entertainment and hospitality
   137.    Entertainment and hospitality policy
   138.    Advertising spending
   139.    Advertising spending policy
   140.    Procurement policy
           Part 6--Public access to particular documents
   141.    Public access to relevant financial and planning documents
           Part 7--Council's funds and accounts
           Division 1--Trust fund
   142.    Trust fund
   143.    Transferring money to or from a trust fund
           Division 2--Operating fund
   144.    Operating fund
   145.    Creating a reserve
   146.    Transfers to or from an operating fund reserve
           Division 3--Discretionary funds
   147.    Requirements about discretionary funds—Act, s 106
           Part 8--Accounting records
   148.    Accounting records for funds generally
   149.    Financial report
   150.    Statement of estimated financial position
           Part 9--Asset accounting
   151.    Valuation of non-current physical assets
           Part 10--Auditing
           Division 1--Internal audit function
           Subdivision 1--Internal auditing and reporting
   152.    Internal audit
   153.    Internal audit progress report
           Subdivision 2--Audit committee
   154.    Establishment and composition of audit committee
   155.    Audit committee meetings
           Division 2--External auditing
   156.    Auditing of general purpose financial statement by auditor-general
   157.    Presentation of auditor-general's report
           Part 11--Other matters
   158.    Insurance
   159.    Notice of payment of notional GST

           CHAPTER 4--CONTRACTING
           Part 1--Introduction

   160.    What ch 4 is about
           Part 2--Strategic contracting procedures
   161.    What pt 2 is about
   162.    Power to choose strategic approach
   163.    Effect of choice
   164.    Contracting plans
   165.    Significant contracting plans
   166.    Contracting activities manual
           Part 3--Default contracting procedures
           Division 1--Introduction
   167.    What pt 3 is about
           Division 2--Entering into particular contracts
   168.    What div 2 is about
   169.    Medium-sized contract—quotes needed first
   170.    Large-sized contract—tenders needed first
   171.    Valuable non-current asset contract—tenders or auction needed first
   172.    Tender process
           Division 3--Exceptions for medium- and large-sized contracts
   173.    What div 3 is about
   174.    Exception if quote or tender consideration plan prepared
   175.    Exception for contractor on approved contractor list
   176.    Exception for register of pre-qualified suppliers
   177.    Exception for a preferred supplier arrangement
   178.    Exception for LGA arrangement
   179.    Other exceptions
           Division 4--Exceptions for valuable non-current asset contracts
   180.    Exceptions for valuable non-current asset contracts
           Part 4--Publishing details of particular contracts
   181.    Publishing details of contracts worth $100000 or more
           Part 5--Other matters
   182.    Entering into a contract under a delegation

           CHAPTER 5--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   183.    Amendment of annual budget for 2010-2011 financial year
   184.    Requirements for reporting complaints in annual report for 2010-2011
   185.    Long-term community plan

           CHAPTER 6--AMENDMENT OF FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE REGULATION 2001

   186.    Regulation amended
   187.    Insertion of new s 13A
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