Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Aboriginal council must consult with residents of its council area about the proposed subordinate by-law for at least 14 days (the consultation period).
(2) However, a longer consultation period may be prescribed under a regulation.
(3) The consultation period begins on the day when the notice mentioned in subsection (4) is first published.
(4) A notice about the proposed subordinate by-law must be--
(a) published at least once in a newspaper, newsletter or other publication circulating generally in its council area; and
(b) displayed in a conspicuous place in the following places from the first day of the consultation period until the end of the last day of the consultation period--
(i) the council's office;
(ii) another prominent place in its council area.
(5) The notice must state the following--
(a) the council's name;
(b) the name of the proposed subordinate by-law;
(c) the name of--
(i) the by-law allowing the subordinate by-law to be made; or
(ii) if this step is used under section 134--the proposed authorising law;
(d) the purposes and general effect of the proposed subordinate by-law;
(e) the length of the consultation period and the first and last days of the period;
(f) that a copy of the proposed subordinate by-law is open to inspection, or available, free of charge at the council's office until the end of the last day of the period;
(g) that written submissions by any person supporting or objecting to the proposed subordinate by-law may be made and given to the council on or before the last day stating--
(i) the grounds of the submission; and
(ii) the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the grounds.
(6) Also, for a notice published under subsection (4)(a), the notice must state that a copy of the proposed subordinate by-law is open to inspection, or available, free of charge at the council's office until the end of the last day of the period.
(7) A copy of the proposed subordinate by-law must be attached to a notice displayed under subsection (4)(b).
(8) The council may also consult with residents of its council area about the proposed subordinate by-law in any way it considers appropriate.
(9) If an open meeting is held under subsection (8), the council's clerk must keep minutes of the meeting.