sec.150KWhat is a conduct breach

### sec.150K What is a conduct breach The conduct of a councillor is a conduct breach if the conduct contravenes— a behavioural standard; or a policy, procedure or resolution of the local government. Also, the conduct of a councillor is a conduct breach if— the conduct contravenes an order of the chairperson of a local government meeting for the councillor to leave and stay away from the place at which the meeting is being held; or for conduct of a councillor, including the chairperson, at local government meetings—it is part of a course of conduct leading to orders for unsuitable meeting conduct being made against the councillor on 3 occasions within a period of 1 year. For subsection (2) (b) — the conduct that led to the orders being made, taken together, is the conduct breach; and orders for the councillor’s unsuitable meeting conduct include any orders made against the councillor as the chairperson of a local government meeting. However, a conduct breach does not include conduct that is— unsuitable meeting conduct, to the extent the conduct is not conduct mentioned in subsection (2) ; or misconduct; or corrupt conduct. s 150K ins 2018 No. 8 s 12 amd 2023 No. 30 s 42 om 2026 No. 5 s 78 (uncommenced amendment) (sec.150K-ssec.1) The conduct of a councillor is a conduct breach if the conduct contravenes— a behavioural standard; or a policy, procedure or resolution of the local government. (sec.150K-ssec.2) Also, the conduct of a councillor is a conduct breach if— the conduct contravenes an order of the chairperson of a local government meeting for the councillor to leave and stay away from the place at which the meeting is being held; or for conduct of a councillor, including the chairperson, at local government meetings—it is part of a course of conduct leading to orders for unsuitable meeting conduct being made against the councillor on 3 occasions within a period of 1 year. (sec.150K-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (b) — the conduct that led to the orders being made, taken together, is the conduct breach; and orders for the councillor’s unsuitable meeting conduct include any orders made against the councillor as the chairperson of a local government meeting. (sec.150K-ssec.4) However, a conduct breach does not include conduct that is— unsuitable meeting conduct, to the extent the conduct is not conduct mentioned in subsection (2) ; or misconduct; or corrupt conduct. - (a) a behavioural standard; or - (b) a policy, procedure or resolution of the local government. - (a) the conduct contravenes an order of the chairperson of a local government meeting for the councillor to leave and stay away from the place at which the meeting is being held; or - (b) for conduct of a councillor, including the chairperson, at local government meetings—it is part of a course of conduct leading to orders for unsuitable meeting conduct being made against the councillor on 3 occasions within a period of 1 year. - (a) the conduct that led to the orders being made, taken together, is the conduct breach; and - (b) orders for the councillor’s unsuitable meeting conduct include any orders made against the councillor as the chairperson of a local government meeting. - (a) unsuitable meeting conduct, to the extent the conduct is not conduct mentioned in subsection (2) ; or - (b) misconduct; or - (c) corrupt conduct.