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Local Government Act 2009
sec.150DXLocal governments to keep and publish register
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### sec.150DX Local governments to keep and publish register
A local government must keep an up-to-date register (a councillor conduct register ) about the following matters for the local government—
orders made about the unsuitable meeting conduct of councillors, including the chairperson, at its local government meetings;
decisions not to start, or to discontinue, investigations of suspected conduct breaches of councillors under section 150AEA ;
decisions about the suspected conduct breaches of councillors referred to the local government under part 3 , division 5 ;
decisions about whether or not councillors engaged in misconduct or a conduct breach made by the conduct tribunal under part 3 , division 6 .
The local government must—
publish the register on the local government’s website; and
ensure the public may inspect the register, or purchase a copy of an entry in the register, at the local government’s public office.
However, subsection (2) does not apply to information recorded in the register that is part of a public interest disclosure under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 .
s 150DX ins 2018 No. 8 s 12
amd 2019 No. 30 s 103 ; 2023 No. 30 s 83
amd 2026 No. 5 s 104 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.150DX-ssec.1) A local government must keep an up-to-date register (a councillor conduct register ) about the following matters for the local government— orders made about the unsuitable meeting conduct of councillors, including the chairperson, at its local government meetings; decisions not to start, or to discontinue, investigations of suspected conduct breaches of councillors under section 150AEA ; decisions about the suspected conduct breaches of councillors referred to the local government under part 3 , division 5 ; decisions about whether or not councillors engaged in misconduct or a conduct breach made by the conduct tribunal under part 3 , division 6 .
(sec.150DX-ssec.2) The local government must— publish the register on the local government’s website; and ensure the public may inspect the register, or purchase a copy of an entry in the register, at the local government’s public office.
(sec.150DX-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) does not apply to information recorded in the register that is part of a public interest disclosure under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 .
- (a) orders made about the unsuitable meeting conduct of councillors, including the chairperson, at its local government meetings;
- (b) decisions not to start, or to discontinue, investigations of suspected conduct breaches of councillors under section 150AEA ;
- (c) decisions about the suspected conduct breaches of councillors referred to the local government under part 3 , division 5 ;
- (d) decisions about whether or not councillors engaged in misconduct or a conduct breach made by the conduct tribunal under part 3 , division 6 .
- (a) publish the register on the local government’s website; and
- (b) ensure the public may inspect the register, or purchase a copy of an entry in the register, at the local government’s public office.