Cairns Regional Councilors are against changes to the Local Government Act, as all councilors elected on a team ticket must abstain from voting on issues where one councilor had a conflict of interest.
The changes mean the Chief Executive Officer of the council must decide on matters where a majority cannot be reached.
Local Government Association of Queensland chief executive Greg Hallam said it was a problem for six councils and called on Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe to intervene.
A spokesperson for Mr Hinchliffe said it was a matter for the department and not the minister.