| 1859 |
SEPARATION
OF QLD
– Laws in force in New South Wales remain in force in Qld
until repealed or amended by the Queensland Parliament |
| 1860-3 |
Ipswich,
Toowoomba and Rockhampton incorporated in 1860: Maryborough and
Warwick, in 1861; and Gladstone, Bowen and Dalby, in 1863 under
the Municipalities Act 1858 (NSW) |
| 1864 |
Municipal
Institutions Act 1864
(Qld) – extended functions of local governments in urban
areas, gave powers to make by-laws and identify wards as
subdivisions of local government areas |
| 1878 |
Local
Government Act 1878
– initiated in parliament by Samuel Griffith - |
| 1879 |
Divisional
Boards Act 1879
– initiated in parliament by Thomas McIlwraith - Aimed at
bringing all unincorporated areas under a form of local
government - local government areas declared by proclamation -
cities, boroughs, shires and divisions |
| 1885 |
Undue
Subdivision of Land Prevention Act 1885 |
| 1896 |
A
Royal Commission appointed to enquire into local government
recommends amalgamation of the two parallel systems of local
government in Queensland |
| 1902 |
Local
Authorities Act 1902
– Local government consent required fat s.76 for new roads
shown on plans to be deposited in the Titles Office - |
| 1915 |
Election
of the Ryan Labor Government |
| 1920 |
Introduction
of adult franchise and three yearly elections |
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| 1924 |
City
of Brisbane Act 1924 - |
| 1925 |
Introduction
of 'Greater Brisbane' combining 24 former cities, towns, shires
and divisional boards |
| 1927 |
Royal
Commission into local government boundaries |
| 1934 |
City of Mackay
and Other Town Planning Approval Act 1934 - first town
planning legislation in Queensland - |
| 1936 |
Local
Government Act 1936
– a major consolidation of local government law in Queensland.
The Act at s.33 covered subdivision of land |
| 1959 |
City of Brisbane (Town Plan) Act 1959
- |
| 1961 |
Election of Clem Jones
as Lord Mayor |
| 1964 |
City
of Brisbane Town Planning Act 1964 - repeals the 1959 Act
establishes the Local Government Court |
| 1965 |
16
December 1965, Order in Council approving a town plan for
Brisbane made under provisions of the City of Brisbane (Town
Plan) Act 1859
21
December 1965, City of Brisbane Town Planning Act 1964 commences
by proclamation - First town plan for Brisbane commences
operation |
| 1966 |
22
January 1966, a judge appointed to form a Local Government Court |
| 1967 |
A.
L. Bennett QC, Report of the Brisbane City Council
Subdivision and Development of Land Commission 1967, (Brisbane:
Queensland Government Printer, 1967) |
| 1969 |
Formation
of the Queensland Conservation Council as a peak body of
environmentally-conscious groups in Queensland. See Queensland
Conservation Council History |
| 1971 |
18
February 1971, Order in Council made under provisions of the City
of Brisbane Town Planning Act 1964 approving amendments to
the town plan of Brisbane
Passing of the State and Regional Planning and Development,
Public Works Organization and Environmental Control Act 1971
that covered problems of economic development, public works
planing and environmental protection. |
| 1973 |
24
September 1973, High Court decision in Scurr
v Brisbane City Council (1973) 133 CLR 242 - holding
that the Brisbane City Council could not lawfully decide an
application under the City of Brisbane Town Planning
Act 1964 without strict compliance with s.22 concerned with
advertising of town planning applications for public objection |
| 1978 |
Environmental Impact
Statements (EIS) - formerly a responsibility of the Coordinator
General under the State
and Regional Planning and Development, Public Works Organization
and Environmental Control Act 1971 - became the
responsibility of individual departments
Noise Abatement Act 1978 - |
| 1990 |
Local
Government (Planning and Environment) Act 1990 - (now
repealed by the Integrated Planning Act 1997 (IPA) at
1990, s.6.2.1
- The 1990 Act established the Planning and Environment
Court to replace the former Local Government Court and
IPA at s.4.1.1(1)
continues existence of the Court |
| 1991 |
Local
Government (Planning and Environment) Amendment Act 1901 No1
and No2 -
Integrated Resort Development Amendment Act 1991 -
Contaminated Land Act 1991 - |
| 1992 |
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| 1993 |
Local
Government Act 1993 includes providing for community
participation in the local government system as one of a number
objects of the Act at s.2 |
| 1994 |
Environmental
Protection Act 1994 - see Objects at s.3 |
| 1997 |
Integrated
Planning Act 1997 -
Body Corporate and Community management Act 1997 - |
| 1998 |
Integrated
Planning Act 1997 - commences in March 1998 |
