Logan City Council is a principal sponsor for the Brisbane Roar Football Club.
Unfortunately it has become necessary to take legal proceedings for the payment of outstanding water and other charges in accordance with the agreements between the Council and Brisbane Roar.
The amount claimed is less than the total owed as current Queensland Government laws dealing with the COVID-19 emergency temporarily suspend the enforcement of lease debts incurred after 28 March 2020.
Various statements have been made about the communications between the management of Brisbane Roar Football Club Pty Limited and Council officers about the unpaid charges.
The Council has records of all invoices and communications to and from Roar management on this issue.
Those records show the numerous attempts by Council to come to an arrangement for the payment of the charges and the varying responses received from Brisbane Roar management.
Ultimately the Council was left with no option but to file a claim for payment of outstanding charges.
Some claims have been published about the terms of the arrangement between the Brisbane Roar Football Club Pty Ltd and Logan City Council.
The full Council voted on March 1, 2016 to approve the execution of a lease and other documents for the sponsorship and headquarters leasing arrangement with the Brisbane Road Football Club Pty Ltd.
The lease approved by Council and signed by Roar management clearly states that the Brisbane Roar would pay water rates and other charges for the premises, which are otherwise provided rent-free in accordance with the sponsorship agreement.
Brisbane Roar Football Club Pty Ltd is a private company wholly owned by a foreign corporation registered in Singapore and controlled from Indonesia.
It has professional management and experienced company directors.
It is not disputed that the lease document includes an obligation to pay the charges claimed through the Court proceedings.
