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Local Government Act 2009
sec.150WDecision about conduct
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### sec.150W Decision about conduct
After investigating the conduct of a councillor, the assessor may decide to—
if the conduct was the subject of a complaint made or referred to the assessor under division 2 —dismiss the complaint about the conduct under section 150X ; or
if the assessor reasonably suspects the councillor’s conduct is a conduct breach—refer the suspected conduct breach to the local government to deal with; or
if the assessor is reasonably satisfied the councillor’s conduct is misconduct—make an application to the conduct tribunal about the conduct; or
if the assessor is reasonably satisfied the councillor’s conduct is a conduct breach and the conduct is connected to conduct of the councillor that the assessor is reasonably satisfied is misconduct—make an application to the conduct tribunal about the alleged misconduct and conduct breach; or
not deal with the conduct and make any recommendation the assessor considers appropriate, including, for example, that the councillor attend training, counselling or mediation; or
take no further action in relation to the councillor’s conduct under section 150Y .
s 150W ins 2018 No. 8 s 12
amd 2019 No. 30 s 81 ; 2023 No. 30 s 49
amd 2026 No. 5 s 89 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.150W-ssec) After investigating the conduct of a councillor, the assessor may decide to— if the conduct was the subject of a complaint made or referred to the assessor under division 2 —dismiss the complaint about the conduct under section 150X ; or if the assessor reasonably suspects the councillor’s conduct is a conduct breach—refer the suspected conduct breach to the local government to deal with; or if the assessor is reasonably satisfied the councillor’s conduct is misconduct—make an application to the conduct tribunal about the conduct; or if the assessor is reasonably satisfied the councillor’s conduct is a conduct breach and the conduct is connected to conduct of the councillor that the assessor is reasonably satisfied is misconduct—make an application to the conduct tribunal about the alleged misconduct and conduct breach; or not deal with the conduct and make any recommendation the assessor considers appropriate, including, for example, that the councillor attend training, counselling or mediation; or take no further action in relation to the councillor’s conduct under section 150Y .
- (a) if the conduct was the subject of a complaint made or referred to the assessor under division 2 —dismiss the complaint about the conduct under section 150X ; or
- (b) if the assessor reasonably suspects the councillor’s conduct is a conduct breach—refer the suspected conduct breach to the local government to deal with; or
- (c) if the assessor is reasonably satisfied the councillor’s conduct is misconduct—make an application to the conduct tribunal about the conduct; or
- (d) if the assessor is reasonably satisfied the councillor’s conduct is a conduct breach and the conduct is connected to conduct of the councillor that the assessor is reasonably satisfied is misconduct—make an application to the conduct tribunal about the alleged misconduct and conduct breach; or
- (e) not deal with the conduct and make any recommendation the assessor considers appropriate, including, for example, that the councillor attend training, counselling or mediation; or
- (f) take no further action in relation to the councillor’s conduct under section 150Y .