sec.290Dealing with particular pre-commencement complaints or conduct

### sec.290 Dealing with particular pre-commencement complaints or conduct This section applies in relation to conduct engaged in by a councillor before the commencement, including conduct that is the subject of an existing complaint mentioned in section 287(1) or 288(1). In deciding how to deal with the conduct, the assessor, a local government official, the council and the conduct tribunal must— apply the former conduct definitions to the conduct; and only make an order that is substantially the same as an order that could have been made under former section 183. To remove any doubt, it is declared that the Local Government Act, chapter 5A otherwise applies in relation to an order mentioned in subsection (2). In this section— former conduct definitions means— the definition of misconduct under former section 178(3); and the definition of inappropriate conduct under former section 178(4); and the qualification of those definitions under former section 180A(5) and (6); and the extension of the definition of misconduct under former section 183(5) and (6). s 290 ins 2019 No. 30 s 41 (sec.290-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to conduct engaged in by a councillor before the commencement, including conduct that is the subject of an existing complaint mentioned in section 287(1) or 288(1). (sec.290-ssec.2) In deciding how to deal with the conduct, the assessor, a local government official, the council and the conduct tribunal must— apply the former conduct definitions to the conduct; and only make an order that is substantially the same as an order that could have been made under former section 183. (sec.290-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the Local Government Act, chapter 5A otherwise applies in relation to an order mentioned in subsection (2). (sec.290-ssec.4) In this section— former conduct definitions means— the definition of misconduct under former section 178(3); and the definition of inappropriate conduct under former section 178(4); and the qualification of those definitions under former section 180A(5) and (6); and the extension of the definition of misconduct under former section 183(5) and (6). - (a) apply the former conduct definitions to the conduct; and - (b) only make an order that is substantially the same as an order that could have been made under former section 183. - (a) the definition of misconduct under former section 178(3); and - (b) the definition of inappropriate conduct under former section 178(4); and - (c) the qualification of those definitions under former section 180A(5) and (6); and - (d) the extension of the definition of misconduct under former section 183(5) and (6).