sec.177TDuty to report another councillor’s prescribed conflict of interest or declarable conflict of interest

### sec.177T Duty to report another councillor’s prescribed conflict of interest or declarable conflict of interest This section applies if a councillor reasonably believes or reasonably suspects— another councillor who has a prescribed conflict of interest in a matter is participating in a decision in contravention of section 177H (1) ; or another councillor who has a declarable conflict of interest in a matter is participating in a decision in contravention of section 177MA . The councillor who has the belief or suspicion must— if the belief or suspicion arises in a council meeting—immediately inform the person who is presiding at the meeting about the belief or suspicion; or otherwise—as soon as practicable, inform the chief executive officer of the belief or suspicion. The councillor must also inform the person presiding, or the chief executive officer, of the facts and circumstances forming the basis of the belief or suspicion. Contravention of subsection (2) or (3) is misconduct under the Local Government Act that could result in disciplinary action being taken against a councillor—see section 150L (1) (c) (iv) of that Act. If the belief or suspicion relates to more than 1 councillor, subsections (2) and (3) must be complied with in relation to each councillor separately. s 177T ins 2020 No. 20 s 81 amd 2023 No. 30 s 17 om 2026 No. 5 s 24 (uncommenced amendment) (sec.177T-ssec.1) This section applies if a councillor reasonably believes or reasonably suspects— another councillor who has a prescribed conflict of interest in a matter is participating in a decision in contravention of section 177H (1) ; or another councillor who has a declarable conflict of interest in a matter is participating in a decision in contravention of section 177MA . (sec.177T-ssec.2) The councillor who has the belief or suspicion must— if the belief or suspicion arises in a council meeting—immediately inform the person who is presiding at the meeting about the belief or suspicion; or otherwise—as soon as practicable, inform the chief executive officer of the belief or suspicion. (sec.177T-ssec.3) The councillor must also inform the person presiding, or the chief executive officer, of the facts and circumstances forming the basis of the belief or suspicion. Contravention of subsection (2) or (3) is misconduct under the Local Government Act that could result in disciplinary action being taken against a councillor—see section 150L (1) (c) (iv) of that Act. (sec.177T-ssec.4) If the belief or suspicion relates to more than 1 councillor, subsections (2) and (3) must be complied with in relation to each councillor separately. - (a) another councillor who has a prescribed conflict of interest in a matter is participating in a decision in contravention of section 177H (1) ; or - (b) another councillor who has a declarable conflict of interest in a matter is participating in a decision in contravention of section 177MA . - (a) if the belief or suspicion arises in a council meeting—immediately inform the person who is presiding at the meeting about the belief or suspicion; or - (b) otherwise—as soon as practicable, inform the chief executive officer of the belief or suspicion.