Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The council must consider the budget presented by the mayor and must, by resolution, adopt the budget with or without amendment.
(2) The council must adopt a budget for each financial year before the start of the financial year.
(3) The budget adopted by the council, as subsequently amended from time to time by resolution, is the council's approved budget for the financial year.
(4) An estimate of program expenditure specified in the approved budget constitutes an authorisation to spend amounts from the city fund for the program.