sec.150SFAssessor may make preliminary assessment on own initiative

### sec.150SF Assessor may make preliminary assessment on own initiative This section applies if— the assessor is aware of information indicating a councillor may have engaged in conduct that may be a conduct breach or misconduct; and a media report makes allegations of a conduct breach by the councillor while investigating a councillor for alleged misconduct, the assessor receives information that indicates another councillor has engaged in the same conduct the assessor has not received a complaint, notice or information about the conduct as mentioned in section 150SA ; and the assessor reasonably believes— it is in the public interest to make a preliminary assessment of the information; and the conduct is not likely to involve corrupt conduct. The assessor may, on the assessor’s own initiative, make a preliminary assessment of the information about the councillor’s conduct under division 3A . This chapter applies in relation to the councillor’s conduct as if the information were given to the assessor on the day the assessor became aware of the information. s 150SF ins 2023 No. 30 s 46 amd 2026 No. 5 s 87 (uncommenced amendment) (sec.150SF-ssec.1) This section applies if— the assessor is aware of information indicating a councillor may have engaged in conduct that may be a conduct breach or misconduct; and a media report makes allegations of a conduct breach by the councillor while investigating a councillor for alleged misconduct, the assessor receives information that indicates another councillor has engaged in the same conduct the assessor has not received a complaint, notice or information about the conduct as mentioned in section 150SA ; and the assessor reasonably believes— it is in the public interest to make a preliminary assessment of the information; and the conduct is not likely to involve corrupt conduct. (sec.150SF-ssec.2) The assessor may, on the assessor’s own initiative, make a preliminary assessment of the information about the councillor’s conduct under division 3A . (sec.150SF-ssec.3) This chapter applies in relation to the councillor’s conduct as if the information were given to the assessor on the day the assessor became aware of the information. - (a) the assessor is aware of information indicating a councillor may have engaged in conduct that may be a conduct breach or misconduct; and Examples— • a media report makes allegations of a conduct breach by the councillor • while investigating a councillor for alleged misconduct, the assessor receives information that indicates another councillor has engaged in the same conduct - • a media report makes allegations of a conduct breach by the councillor - • while investigating a councillor for alleged misconduct, the assessor receives information that indicates another councillor has engaged in the same conduct - (b) the assessor has not received a complaint, notice or information about the conduct as mentioned in section 150SA ; and - (c) the assessor reasonably believes— (i) it is in the public interest to make a preliminary assessment of the information; and (ii) the conduct is not likely to involve corrupt conduct. - (i) it is in the public interest to make a preliminary assessment of the information; and - (ii) the conduct is not likely to involve corrupt conduct. - • a media report makes allegations of a conduct breach by the councillor - • while investigating a councillor for alleged misconduct, the assessor receives information that indicates another councillor has engaged in the same conduct - (i) it is in the public interest to make a preliminary assessment of the information; and - (ii) the conduct is not likely to involve corrupt conduct.