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Local Government Act 2009
sec.175NEffect of councillor’s suspension
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### sec.175N Effect of councillor’s suspension
This section applies while a councillor is suspended as a councillor under this division.
The councillor must not act as a councillor.
If the councillor is the mayor or deputy mayor, the councillor is also suspended as mayor or deputy mayor.
The councillor’s obligations under division 5 are not affected.
The Minister’s power to exercise a power in relation to the councillor under chapter 5 , part 1 , division 3 is not affected.
The councillor is entitled to be paid remuneration as a councillor.
In this section—
remuneration , as a councillor, does not include an amount payable to a councillor for performing a particular responsibility, including, for example, attending a meeting of the local government or any of its committees.
s 175N (prev s 182D) ins 2018 No. 9 s 25A
renum 2019 No. 30 s 115
amd 2023 No. 30 s 119 sch 1
(sec.175N-ssec.1) This section applies while a councillor is suspended as a councillor under this division.
(sec.175N-ssec.2) The councillor must not act as a councillor.
(sec.175N-ssec.3) If the councillor is the mayor or deputy mayor, the councillor is also suspended as mayor or deputy mayor.
(sec.175N-ssec.4) The councillor’s obligations under division 5 are not affected.
(sec.175N-ssec.5) The Minister’s power to exercise a power in relation to the councillor under chapter 5 , part 1 , division 3 is not affected.
(sec.175N-ssec.6) The councillor is entitled to be paid remuneration as a councillor.
(sec.175N-ssec.7) In this section— remuneration , as a councillor, does not include an amount payable to a councillor for performing a particular responsibility, including, for example, attending a meeting of the local government or any of its committees.