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Local Government Act 2009
sec.197CMinister to make councillor advisor code of conduct
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### sec.197C Minister to make councillor advisor code of conduct
The Minister must make a councillor advisor code of conduct that sets out standards of behaviour for councillor advisors in performing their functions for a local government or the council under this Act or the City of Brisbane Act 2010 .
The councillor advisor code of conduct—
must be consistent with the local government principles; and
may contain anything the Minister considers necessary for, or incidental to, the standards of behaviour.
The approved councillor advisor code of conduct must be published on the department’s website.
s 197C ins 2020 No. 20 s 115
(sec.197C-ssec.1) The Minister must make a councillor advisor code of conduct that sets out standards of behaviour for councillor advisors in performing their functions for a local government or the council under this Act or the City of Brisbane Act 2010 .
(sec.197C-ssec.2) The councillor advisor code of conduct— must be consistent with the local government principles; and may contain anything the Minister considers necessary for, or incidental to, the standards of behaviour.
(sec.197C-ssec.3) The approved councillor advisor code of conduct must be published on the department’s website.
- (a) must be consistent with the local government principles; and
- (b) may contain anything the Minister considers necessary for, or incidental to, the standards of behaviour.