Brisbane City Council

''This article is about the city council. For the local government area, see City of Brisbane.''

Brisbane City Council is the local government authority for the City of Brisbane.

City of Brisbane Act 1924
"The City [of Brisbane] shall be governed by a Council composed of twenty-one aldermen, consisting of the Mayor and twenty other aldermen."

- City of Brisbane Act 1924

The City of Brisbane Act passed Queensland State Parliament in 1924 to set up a single government to govern Brisbane. Prior to the act, Brisbane had been governed by twenty different councils. The act reduced the amount of aldermen from over 200 to 20.