sec.292Process if no investigation policy

### sec.292 Process if no investigation policy This section applies if, on or after the commencement— the council is required to deal with the inappropriate conduct of a councillor under the Local Government Act, chapter 5A, part 3, division 5; and the council has not adopted an investigation policy under section 150AE of that Act. The council must decide, by resolution, the procedure for investigating the conduct. However, subsections (4) and (5) apply if the assessor has recommended, under the Local Government Act, section 150AC(3), how the conduct may be dealt with. The council must follow the process recommended by the assessor or decide, by resolution, to deal with the complaint in another way. The council must state the reasons for its decision in the resolution. s 292 ins 2019 No. 30 s 41 (sec.292-ssec.1) This section applies if, on or after the commencement— the council is required to deal with the inappropriate conduct of a councillor under the Local Government Act, chapter 5A, part 3, division 5; and the council has not adopted an investigation policy under section 150AE of that Act. (sec.292-ssec.2) The council must decide, by resolution, the procedure for investigating the conduct. (sec.292-ssec.3) However, subsections (4) and (5) apply if the assessor has recommended, under the Local Government Act, section 150AC(3), how the conduct may be dealt with. (sec.292-ssec.4) The council must follow the process recommended by the assessor or decide, by resolution, to deal with the complaint in another way. (sec.292-ssec.5) The council must state the reasons for its decision in the resolution. - (a) the council is required to deal with the inappropriate conduct of a councillor under the Local Government Act, chapter 5A, part 3, division 5; and - (b) the council has not adopted an investigation policy under section 150AE of that Act.