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Local Government Act 2009
sec.158ACouncillor must give notice of disqualification
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### sec.158A Councillor must give notice of disqualification
This section applies if a councillor becomes aware the councillor is not qualified to be a councillor under this division.
The councillor must immediately give a notice that complies with subsection (3) to each of the following, unless the councillor has a reasonable excuse—
the Minister;
if the councillor is not the mayor of the local government—the mayor;
the chief executive officer of the local government.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
For subsection (2) , the notice must state—
details about why the councillor is not qualified to be a councillor under this division; and
the day the councillor became disqualified.
s 158A ins 2018 No. 9 s 22B
(sec.158A-ssec.1) This section applies if a councillor becomes aware the councillor is not qualified to be a councillor under this division.
(sec.158A-ssec.2) The councillor must immediately give a notice that complies with subsection (3) to each of the following, unless the councillor has a reasonable excuse— the Minister; if the councillor is not the mayor of the local government—the mayor; the chief executive officer of the local government. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.158A-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , the notice must state— details about why the councillor is not qualified to be a councillor under this division; and the day the councillor became disqualified.
- (a) the Minister;
- (b) if the councillor is not the mayor of the local government—the mayor;
- (c) the chief executive officer of the local government.
- (a) details about why the councillor is not qualified to be a councillor under this division; and
- (b) the day the councillor became disqualified.