sec.177UObligation of councillor if conflict of interest reported under s 177T

### sec.177U Obligation of councillor if conflict of interest reported under s 177T If, under section 177T , a councillor (the informing councillor ) informs the person presiding at a council meeting of a belief or suspicion about another councillor (the relevant councillor ), the relevant councillor must do 1 of the following— if the relevant councillor has a prescribed conflict of interest—comply with section 177I (2) ; if the relevant councillor has a declarable conflict of interest—comply with section 177N (2) ; if the relevant councillor considers there is no prescribed conflict of interest or declarable conflict of interest—inform the meeting of the relevant councillor’s belief, including reasons for the belief. If subsection (1) (c) applies— the informing councillor must inform the meeting about the particulars of the informing councillor’s belief or suspicion; and the eligible councillors at the meeting must decide whether or not the relevant councillor has a prescribed conflict of interest or declarable conflict of interest in the matter. If subsection (2) must be complied with in relation to a belief or suspicion about more than 1 councillor, a decision under subsection (2) (b) must be made in relation to each councillor separately. If the eligible councillors at the meeting decide the relevant councillor has a prescribed conflict of interest in the matter, section 177J is taken to apply to the relevant councillor for the matter. If the eligible councillors decide the relevant councillor has a declarable conflict of interest in the matter, sections 177N (2) and 177P are taken to apply in relation to the relevant councillor for the matter. s 177U ins 2020 No. 20 s 81 amd 2023 No. 30 s 18 om 2026 No. 5 s 24 (uncommenced amendment) (sec.177U-ssec.1) If, under section 177T , a councillor (the informing councillor ) informs the person presiding at a council meeting of a belief or suspicion about another councillor (the relevant councillor ), the relevant councillor must do 1 of the following— if the relevant councillor has a prescribed conflict of interest—comply with section 177I (2) ; if the relevant councillor has a declarable conflict of interest—comply with section 177N (2) ; if the relevant councillor considers there is no prescribed conflict of interest or declarable conflict of interest—inform the meeting of the relevant councillor’s belief, including reasons for the belief. (sec.177U-ssec.2) If subsection (1) (c) applies— the informing councillor must inform the meeting about the particulars of the informing councillor’s belief or suspicion; and the eligible councillors at the meeting must decide whether or not the relevant councillor has a prescribed conflict of interest or declarable conflict of interest in the matter. (sec.177U-ssec.3) If subsection (2) must be complied with in relation to a belief or suspicion about more than 1 councillor, a decision under subsection (2) (b) must be made in relation to each councillor separately. (sec.177U-ssec.4) If the eligible councillors at the meeting decide the relevant councillor has a prescribed conflict of interest in the matter, section 177J is taken to apply to the relevant councillor for the matter. (sec.177U-ssec.5) If the eligible councillors decide the relevant councillor has a declarable conflict of interest in the matter, sections 177N (2) and 177P are taken to apply in relation to the relevant councillor for the matter. - (a) if the relevant councillor has a prescribed conflict of interest—comply with section 177I (2) ; - (b) if the relevant councillor has a declarable conflict of interest—comply with section 177N (2) ; - (c) if the relevant councillor considers there is no prescribed conflict of interest or declarable conflict of interest—inform the meeting of the relevant councillor’s belief, including reasons for the belief. - (a) the informing councillor must inform the meeting about the particulars of the informing councillor’s belief or suspicion; and - (b) the eligible councillors at the meeting must decide whether or not the relevant councillor has a prescribed conflict of interest or declarable conflict of interest in the matter.