Local government reform to strengthen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island councils
Source: Queensland. Minister for Local Government and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships. Media Release
"Expansive reform of Queensland’s local government sector continues, with a review about to get underway into two pieces of legislation covering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island councils. Local Government and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Minister Desley Boyle has announced reviews of the Local Government (Aboriginal Lands) Act 1978 and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984. Both have provisions that are out-of-date and contradict provisions of the Local Government Act 2009. Ms Boyle said some provisions in the two pieces of legislation overlapped including in the areas of hunting and gathering rights and the power of councils to employ community police to enforce local laws."