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Use the sections below to view a number of forms produced for use by local governments.

Statutory forms

The following forms and certificates have been approved by the Director-General of the Department for use under the relevant provisions of the Local Government Act 2009 and the City of Brisbane Act 2010 and associated regulations. To meet statutory requirements, local governments must use these documents where required.

• Statutory forms for Brisbane City Council

  Statutory forms for Brisbane City Council	Legislative reference	Type and size
  Registers of interests provide transparency in local government decision making by disclosing details on a wide range of financial and non-financial interests of councillors, chief executive officers, senior executive employees of councils and persons closely related to these persons. The requirements relating to registers of interest are set out under the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 (CoBR) and must be submitted by relevant persons, to the council's chief executive officer or mayor as required, in the following approved forms.
  Register of interests of a councillor and their related persons - Form 3	s270 of CoBR	pdf 150 KB word doc 801 KB
  Register of interests of a chief executive officer, senior executive employee and their related persons - Form 4	s270 of CoBR	pdf 149 KB word doc 808 KB
  Orders to enter property may be sought from a magistrate’s court to enable access to property for the purpose of undertaking specific works where an owner or occupier has denied access to council employees or their agents. The requirements for applying for an order and executing an order are set out under section 136 of the City of Brisbane Act 2010. An application for an order must be submitted to a magistrate using the following approved form.
  Application Court order to enter - Form 2	Section 136 of the City of Brisbane Act 2010 (Qld)	pdf 61 KB word doc 398 KB
  Warrants to enter property may be sought from a magistrate’s court to enable access to property where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that evidence of an offence under a local government related law may be found. Only an authorised person may apply for a warrant. The requirements for applying for a warrant and executing a warrant are set out under sections 119 and 120 of the City of Brisbane Act 2010. An application for a warrant must be submitted to a magistrate using the following approved form.
  Application Warrant to enter - Form 1	Section 119 of the City of Brisbane Act 2010 (Qld)	pdf 62 KB word doc 396 KB

• Statutory forms for all other local governments

  Statutory forms for all other local governments	Legislative reference	Type and size
  Registers of interests provide transparency in local government decision making by disclosing details on a wide range of financial and non-financial interests of councillors, chief executive officers, senior executive employees of councils and persons closely related to these persons. The requirements relating to registers of interest are set out under the Local Government Regulation 2012 (LGR) and must be submitted by relevant persons, to the council's chief executive officer or mayor as required, in the following approved forms.
  Register of interests of a chief executive officer or senior executive employee and their related persons - Form 1	s292 LGR	pdf 148 KB word doc 816 KB
  Register of interests of a councillor and their related persons - Form 2	s292 LGR	pdf 149 KB word doc 149 KB
  Orders to enter property may be sought from a magistrate’s court to enable access to property for the purpose of undertaking specific works where an owner or occupier has denied access to local government employees or their agents. The requirements for applying for an order and executing an order are set out under section 146 of the Local Government Act 2009. An application for an order must be submitted to a magistrate using the following approved form.
  Application Court order to enter - Form 4	Section 146 of the Local Government Act 2009 (Qld)	pdf 55 KB word doc 401 KB
  Warrants to enter property may be sought from a magistrate’s court to enable access to property where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that evidence of an offence under a Local Government Act may be found. Only an authorised person may apply for a warrant. The requirements for applying for a warrant and executing a warrant are set out under sections 130 and 131 of the Local Government Act 2009. An application for a warrant must be submitted to a magistrate using the following approved form.
  Application Warrant to enter - Form 3	Section 130 of the Local Government Act 2009 (Qld)	pdf 57 KB word doc 579 KB

Last updated on Monday, 15 April 2013