At the Brisbane City Council city planning meeting on Tuesday morning, chairman Matthew Bourke told councillors a report was due from the state government assessing whether the internal structures of the Broadway were safe enough to enter.

It followed a meeting at the site on Tuesday using a cherry-picker to see over the top of the derelict building and investigate its internal structures.

"Council officers met with the owner of the site on Tuesday of last week with a cherry-picker, and the state government as well to go through the two reports that are there and try to work through what the solution is," Cr Bourke said.

"The state undertook to come back to us on Friday with a new report, we still haven't got that report from the state unfortunately."

An earlier state report had said the brickwork in the building was sound and could be restored, but the owners had presented a report saying it could not.

"We're continuing best efforts to work with the state and with the owner to try and get a resolution to the situation," Cr Bourke said.

"The argument is coming down to whether or not it is safe to carry out works, so whether the structure is safe to carry out works or whether by going onto the site and carrying out works you will cause either injury or death, or more damage."

Cr Bourke said he would seek legal advice over whether he could release the report to other councillors, including Greens Gabba ward councillor Jonathan Sri.

Cr Sri said the report should be released due to the high level of public interest in the status of the old building.

A petition to the State Parliament to restore the Broadway has garnered more than 2000 signatures since November last year.

The petition requests the state resolve legal loopholes that have contributed to the ongoing debate over whether the state should take more enforcement action under the Heritage Act, or whether the council has the powers under the Building Act to protect the old hotel.