Queensland's Local Government Association has slammed the State Government's move to sack Ipswich City Council under new laws, calling it "profoundly regrettable if understandable."

Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe announced plans to draft the specific legislation today, after the council moved to take him to court over his previous attempts to have the council dismissed last month.

LGAQ President Mark Jamieson said the decision was profoundly regrettable.

"It is regrettable because the Minister has seen fit to decide the fate of the council when no-one who is the subject of charges has had the benefit of their day in court to deal with the claims against them," Mr Jamieson said.

"His decision comes at a time when no court hearing has been completed.

Ipswich City Council took the Government to court to stop moves to sack it. ( ABC News: Melanie Vujkovic )

"It is also only the third time a Queensland council has been sacked in 40 years."

In a statement, Ipswich City Councillors said they were disappointed Mr Hinchliffe refused them an opportunity for justice.

The statement cited six reasons their show cause response would have held up in court, including that there have been no allegations against the 10 councillors currently in their role of duty.

"These are extraordinary steps taken by the Minister to sidestep the Supreme Court," Acting Mayor Wayne Wendt said.

"The Minister has clearly shown that he is not prepared to defend his show cause action in court, and therefore has little respect for the legal system."

Mr Jamieson said he understood the circumstances at Ipswich were unique.

"I extend my sympathies to those democratically elected councillors who will lose their jobs, despite having no claims of wrongdoing levelled against them," he said.

Mr Hinchliffe said the new legislation, to be introduced when State Parliament returns next month, would guarantee Ipswich City Council be dissolved and administrators put in place until 2020.

"These are extraordinary circumstances before us," he said.

"The level of dysfunction and disruption that this council has faced is due to a range of criminal matters, the matters that are before the courts and other concerns that have been raised through the Crime and Corruption Commission inquiry — they all go to say this is an extraordinary set of circumstances.

"Further, the way in which the council have clearly sought to drag this matter out through every legal process possible demonstrates that this is something where the Government needed to take stronger action.

"I am happy that we are taking strong action.

"What the city of Ipswich needs right now is good governance and good financial administration."

Fifteen people with links to the council are facing a total of 75 charges by the Crime and Corruption Commission, including two former mayors and chief executive officers.

The CCC has charged both former Ipswich mayors Andrew Antoniolli (L) and Paul Pisasale. ( ABC/AAP )

'Unfair and undemocratic'

Ipswich Councillor Paul Tully said the Minister's proposal was "unfair and undemocratic".

In May, Mr Hinchliffe demanded Ipswich's councillors show cause why they should not be sacked, saying the community had lost faith in its elected leaders.

It came in the wake of Mayor Andrew Antoniolli being charged with seven counts of fraud.

A second show cause notice was issued last month after the Parliament gave Mr Hinchliffe new powers to sack councillors if it was in "the public interest".

Acting Ipswich Mayor Wayne Wendt and fellow councillors June 2018. ( ABC News: Josh Bavas )

Three weeks ago the council lodged an application with the Supreme Court in a bid to dispute the show cause notice.

Cr Tully said the Minister was thumbing his nose at the court.

"The Supreme Court hasn't even handed down its decision and the Minister has already announced he will overturn any decision of the court favourable to the Ipswich City Council," he said in a statement.

"Chairman Mao [Zedong] said 'political power grows out of the barrel of a gun' and this has been proven in Queensland today.

"The Minister was not prepared to defend his show cause notice, and now he sees himself as being above the law."

Deputy Opposition leader Tim Mander said the Government had "bumbled" its way through.

"They had a crack at trying to solve this mess in Ipswich six weeks ago in Parliament, and now we're told that we need urgent legislation in six weeks' time to deal with this mess," he said.

"It has become laughable — a total waste of time and taxpayers' money."