Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister must refer the matter of the division of a local government's area to the commissioner if the local government informs the Minister--
(a) for the 2004 quadrennial elections for local governments or the quadrennial elections held every 8 years after the 2004 quadrennial elections--
(i) if the local government has less than 6 divisions--2 or more divisions in its area are not consistent with the basis specified in section 286(2); or
(ii) if the local government has 6 or more divisions--one-third or more of the divisions in its area are not consistent with the basis specified in section 286(2); or
(b) for the 2008 quadrennial elections for local governments or the quadrennial elections held every 8 years after the 2008 quadrennial elections--a division in its area is not consistent with the basis specified in section 286(2).
(2) Also, the Minister must refer the matter of the division of a local government's area to the commissioner if--
(a) the local government fails to inform the Minister as required by section 287 about its area; or
(b) the Minister reasonably believes information given under section 287 is incorrect.
(3) In addition, the Minister must refer the matter of the division of a local government's area to the commissioner--
(a) if--
(i) an electoral and boundaries review commission has made a determination, under section 93(4) or 102(4), for a reviewable local government matter for the area; or
(ii) an electoral and boundaries review commission has made a delayed implementation determination for a reviewable local government matter for the area; and
(b) the determination was made since the conduct of the last election of all councillors for the local governments affected by the determination.
(4) If the number of divisions in a local government area is not a multiple of 3, the area is, for subsection (1)(a)(ii), taken to have the number of divisions that is the next lower number to the actual number of divisions that is a multiple of 3.
(5) A reference under subsection (3) must be made as soon as practicable after the information date for the local government.