Dumped Logan City Council chief executive Sharon Kelsey will not return to work next week after councillors took legal action blocking her reinstatement.
Ms Kelsey, ousted in February when a majority of councillors voted against extending her contract, had planned to return to her job on Monday after a ruling by the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission.
But the council announced late Friday councillors had successfully blocked her return, with the Industrial Court of Queensland granting a stay against the commission's decision.
"Logan City Council respects the decision of the Industrial Court of Queensland to grant a stay against the previous decision of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission to reinstate Sharon Kelsey as CEO," it said a statement.
"Acting CEO Silvio Trinca will remain in the position until further notice."
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Ms Kelsey, a former lawyer and executive director of Victoria's corruption watchdog, said she would respect the court's decision.
"I am going to continue to have faith in the legal system," she told AAP.
Ms Kelsey will be paid from Monday in accordance with a court order, and is considering ways to support the Logan community, including providing respite for carers.
"It was never my preference to receive a wage without corresponding service to the community," she said.
On Thursday, Mayor Luke Smith said council needed more time to consider appealing the commission's interim ruling on her reinstatement, which came ahead of a full hearing on July 30.
He also pointed to the "relatively short time between now and the full hearing" to determine whether Ms Kelsey should be reappointed.
Cr Smith, who did not take part in council's vote on Ms Kelsey's job in February, was charged with corruption and perjury in relation to a Crime and Corruption Commission investigation that Ms Kelsey co-operated with.
He insisted her termination was purely based on performance.
The pursuit of legal action fuelled frustrations within the community, with ratepayers calling for the council to be sacked, according to one councillor.
Mr Hinchliffe ordered his director-general to investigate after Ms Kelsey spent just seven months in the job.
The council was warned by the CCC that terminating her position could be illegal given she co-operated with its probe into whether Mr Smith had influenced development decisions for the benefit of his campaign donors.
