sec.150AANotice and opportunity for councillor to respond

### sec.150AA Notice and opportunity for councillor to respond This section applies if, under section 150W , the assessor is considering making a decision to apply to the conduct tribunal about a councillor’s conduct. Before making the decision, the assessor must give a notice to the councillor that— states the assessor received a complaint, notice or information about the councillor’s conduct or, on the assessor’s own initiative, investigated the councillor’s conduct; and describes the nature of the conduct; and states the assessor is considering making a decision to apply to the conduct tribunal about the conduct; and states the order that, in the assessor’s opinion, would be appropriate under section 150AR if the conduct tribunal decides the councillor has engaged in a conduct breach or misconduct; and states that the councillor may give a statement or information to the assessor about— the conduct; and why the assessor should not make the decision; and states the reasonable period in which the councillor may provide the statement or information. The assessor must consider any statement or information given to the assessor by the councillor under the notice before making the decision. s 150AA ins 2018 No. 8 s 12 amd 2019 No. 30 s 83 ; 2023 No. 30 s 51 amd 2026 No. 5 s 92 (uncommenced amendment) (sec.150AA-ssec.1) This section applies if, under section 150W , the assessor is considering making a decision to apply to the conduct tribunal about a councillor’s conduct. (sec.150AA-ssec.2) Before making the decision, the assessor must give a notice to the councillor that— states the assessor received a complaint, notice or information about the councillor’s conduct or, on the assessor’s own initiative, investigated the councillor’s conduct; and describes the nature of the conduct; and states the assessor is considering making a decision to apply to the conduct tribunal about the conduct; and states the order that, in the assessor’s opinion, would be appropriate under section 150AR if the conduct tribunal decides the councillor has engaged in a conduct breach or misconduct; and states that the councillor may give a statement or information to the assessor about— the conduct; and why the assessor should not make the decision; and states the reasonable period in which the councillor may provide the statement or information. (sec.150AA-ssec.3) The assessor must consider any statement or information given to the assessor by the councillor under the notice before making the decision. - (a) states the assessor received a complaint, notice or information about the councillor’s conduct or, on the assessor’s own initiative, investigated the councillor’s conduct; and - (b) describes the nature of the conduct; and - (c) states the assessor is considering making a decision to apply to the conduct tribunal about the conduct; and - (d) states the order that, in the assessor’s opinion, would be appropriate under section 150AR if the conduct tribunal decides the councillor has engaged in a conduct breach or misconduct; and - (e) states that the councillor may give a statement or information to the assessor about— (i) the conduct; and (ii) why the assessor should not make the decision; and - (i) the conduct; and - (ii) why the assessor should not make the decision; and - (f) states the reasonable period in which the councillor may provide the statement or information. - (i) the conduct; and - (ii) why the assessor should not make the decision; and