Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee
Portfolio CommitteeMembers (6)
Bills Reviewed (1)
Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee: Report No. 8, 58th Parliament—Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Committee findings
The Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee examined the bill and recommended it be passed. The committee's review focused on proposals to give mayors and councillors greater involvement in appointing senior council staff through appointment panels, changes to councillor conduct frameworks, and amendments to the City of Brisbane Act. The department confirmed that while councils would be responsible for senior executive appointments, CEOs would retain responsibility for management and discipline of those employees.
- The bill proposes senior executive employees be appointed by a panel comprising the mayor, CEO, and either the relevant committee chairperson or deputy mayor
- The CEO will remain responsible for management, direction, and discipline of senior executive employees, including dismissal
- The City of Brisbane Act already provides for council-level appointment of executive employees, and the bill aligns the Local Government Act with this approach
- If the deputy mayor or committee chairperson is unable to participate in the appointment panel, the local government must appoint another councillor as a replacement
- The committee recommends that the Bill be passed.
Inquiries (1)
Other Reports (8)
Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee: Report No. 4, 58th Parliament—Inquiry into volunteering in Queensland, government response
Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee: Report No. 7, 58th Parliament—Annual Report 2024-25
Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee: Report No. 6, 58th Parliament—Subordinate legislation tabled between 25 June 2025 and 26 August 2025
Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee: Report No. 5, 58th Parliament—Subordinate legislation tabled between 29 November 2024 and 24 June 2025
Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee: Report No. 4, 58th Parliament—Inquiry into volunteering in Queensland
Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee: Report No. 3, 58th Parliament—2025-26 Budget Estimates—Volume of Additional Information
Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee: Report No. 3, 58th Parliament—2025-26 Budget Estimates
Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee: Report No. 2, 58th Parliament—Subordinate legislation tabled between 11 September 2024 and 28 November 2024