Local Government Act 1995
Part 8ABreach complaints and general complaints
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Part 8A — Breach complaints and general complaints
8A.1. Terms used 404
Division 2 — Types and occurrences of breaches
8A.2. Behavioural breaches 405
8A.3. Conduct breaches and recurrent breaches 405
8A.4. Specified breaches 406
Division 3 — Making breach complaint and preliminary matters
8A.5. Breach complaints 407
8A.6. Acknowledgment of breach complaint 407
8A.7. Preliminary assessment of breach complaint 408
8A.8. Inspector may decline to accept, or to continue to deal with, breach complaint 409
8A.9. Inspector must decline to accept certain breach complaints 410
8A.10. Inspector may defer dealing with complaint until report from monitor received 411
8A.11. Inspector may refer certain complaints to local government 412
Division 4 — Dealing with behavioural breach
8A.12. Regulations about complaint alleging behavioural breach 413
Division 5 — Dealing with conduct breach
8A.13. Referral of complaint alleging conduct breach 414
8A.14. Dealing with recurrent breach 414
8A.15. Mediation 415
8A.16. Withdrawal of complaint referred to adjudicator 416
8A.17. Practice and procedure 417
8A.18. Finding as to whether conduct breach has occurred 417
8A.19. Costs of adjudication 419
8A.20. Publication of censures and orders 420
8A.21. SAT’s enforcement powers 420
8A.22. Review of adjudicator decision 421
Division 6 — Dealing with specified breach
8A.23. Investigation and report of complaint alleging specified breach 421
8A.24. Allegation to SAT of specified breach 422
8A.25. Sanction for specified breach 423
8A.26. Publication of censures and SAT orders 425
8A.27. SAT’s enforcement powers 426
Division 7 — General complaints
8A.28. General complaint 427
8A.29. Acknowledgment of general complaint 428
8A.30. Preliminary assessment of general complaint 428
8A.31. Inspector may decline to accept, or to continue to deal with, general complaint 429
8A.32. Inspector must decline to accept certain general complaints 430
8A.33. Inspector may refer general complaint to local government 431
8A.34. Dealing with general complaints 432
8A.35. Report if finding is about CEO 433
Division 8 — Miscellaneous