Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section does not apply if the proposed by-law is a model by-law.
(2) The Aboriginal council must give the Minister the following--
(a) a copy of the proposed by-law;
(b) a drafting certificate for the proposed by-law;
(c) information about the proposed by-law required by the Minister or under a regulation.
(3) The Minister must advise the council that it may proceed further in making the law if the Minister considers--
(a) State interests are satisfactorily dealt with by the proposed by-law; and
(b) the proposed by-law is drafted substantially in accordance with drafting standards prescribed under a regulation.
(4) Alternatively, if the Minister considers the matters mentioned in subsection (3) would be satisfactorily dealt with by the proposed by-law if the council satisfied particular conditions, the Minister--
(a) may impose conditions on the council that the Minister considers appropriate; and
(b) must advise the council that it may proceed further in making the law if it--
(i) satisfies any conditions about the content of the proposed by-law; and
(ii) agrees to satisfy any other conditions.
(5) If the Minister considers the proposed by-law only makes a minor amendment of an existing law (including, for example, the correction of a minor error), the advice of the Minister also may state that the council may proceed to step 8 without satisfying steps 3 to 7.
(6) Steps 3 to 7 do not apply if the Minister's advice to the council includes the statement mentioned in subsection (5).
(7) The advice of the Minister also may state that the council may proceed without satisfying step 7 if the council agrees to satisfy particular conditions.
(8) Before proceeding further in making a proposed by-law, the council must--
(a) get an advice under subsection (3) or (4); and
(b) satisfy any condition about the content of the proposed by-law; and
(c) agree to satisfy any other conditions.