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Local Government Act 2009
sec.170AAGuidelines about provision of administrative support to councillors
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### sec.170AA Guidelines about provision of administrative support to councillors
The chief executive officer of a local government may make guidelines about the provision of administrative support by local government employees to a councillor.
The guidelines must include—
when a councillor may be provided with administrative support by a local government employee; and
how and when a councillor may give a direction to a local government employee in relation to the provision of administrative support; and
a requirement that a councillor may give a direction to a local government employee only if the direction relates directly to administrative support to be provided by the local government employee to the councillor under the guidelines.
A direction purportedly given by a councillor to a local government employee is of no effect if the direction does not comply with the guidelines.
s 170AA in 2020 No. 20 s 111
(sec.170AA-ssec.1) The chief executive officer of a local government may make guidelines about the provision of administrative support by local government employees to a councillor.
(sec.170AA-ssec.2) The guidelines must include— when a councillor may be provided with administrative support by a local government employee; and how and when a councillor may give a direction to a local government employee in relation to the provision of administrative support; and a requirement that a councillor may give a direction to a local government employee only if the direction relates directly to administrative support to be provided by the local government employee to the councillor under the guidelines.
(sec.170AA-ssec.3) A direction purportedly given by a councillor to a local government employee is of no effect if the direction does not comply with the guidelines.
- (a) when a councillor may be provided with administrative support by a local government employee; and
- (b) how and when a councillor may give a direction to a local government employee in relation to the provision of administrative support; and
- (c) a requirement that a councillor may give a direction to a local government employee only if the direction relates directly to administrative support to be provided by the local government employee to the councillor under the guidelines.