sec.150QFurther information about complaints

### sec.150Q Further information about complaints This section applies if— a complaint about the conduct of a councillor was made or referred to the assessor under this division; and in the assessor’s opinion, the complaint does not include sufficient information for the assessor to properly make a preliminary assessment of the complaint; and the assessor has the contact details of the person who made the complaint. The assessor may give a notice to the person who made the complaint asking the person to give the assessor further information about the complaint within 10 business days after the notice is given. The assessor may decide not to make a preliminary assessment of the complaint if— the person does not comply with the notice; or the person complies with the notice but, in the assessor’s opinion, there is still insufficient information to make a preliminary assessment of the complaint. If the assessor decides not to make a preliminary assessment under subsection (3) , the assessor must give the person who made the complaint a notice that states the assessor has decided not to make the assessment because there is insufficient information to do so. s 150Q ins 2018 No. 8 s 12 amd 2023 No. 30 s 45 (sec.150Q-ssec.1) This section applies if— a complaint about the conduct of a councillor was made or referred to the assessor under this division; and in the assessor’s opinion, the complaint does not include sufficient information for the assessor to properly make a preliminary assessment of the complaint; and the assessor has the contact details of the person who made the complaint. (sec.150Q-ssec.2) The assessor may give a notice to the person who made the complaint asking the person to give the assessor further information about the complaint within 10 business days after the notice is given. (sec.150Q-ssec.3) The assessor may decide not to make a preliminary assessment of the complaint if— the person does not comply with the notice; or the person complies with the notice but, in the assessor’s opinion, there is still insufficient information to make a preliminary assessment of the complaint. (sec.150Q-ssec.4) If the assessor decides not to make a preliminary assessment under subsection (3) , the assessor must give the person who made the complaint a notice that states the assessor has decided not to make the assessment because there is insufficient information to do so. - (a) a complaint about the conduct of a councillor was made or referred to the assessor under this division; and - (b) in the assessor’s opinion, the complaint does not include sufficient information for the assessor to properly make a preliminary assessment of the complaint; and - (c) the assessor has the contact details of the person who made the complaint. - (a) the person does not comply with the notice; or - (b) the person complies with the notice but, in the assessor’s opinion, there is still insufficient information to make a preliminary assessment of the complaint.