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Local Government Act 2009
sec.268Process for administrative action complaints
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### sec.268 Process for administrative action complaints
A local government must adopt a process for resolving administrative action complaints.
An administrative action complaint is a complaint that—
is about an administrative action of a local government, including the following, for example—
a decision, or a failure to make a decision, including a failure to provide a written statement of reasons for a decision;
an act, or a failure to do an act;
the formulation of a proposal or intention;
the making of a recommendation; and
is made by an affected person.
An affected person is a person who is apparently directly affected by an administrative action of a local government.
A regulation may provide for the process for resolving complaints about administrative actions of the local government by affected persons.
(sec.268-ssec.1) A local government must adopt a process for resolving administrative action complaints.
(sec.268-ssec.2) An administrative action complaint is a complaint that— is about an administrative action of a local government, including the following, for example— a decision, or a failure to make a decision, including a failure to provide a written statement of reasons for a decision; an act, or a failure to do an act; the formulation of a proposal or intention; the making of a recommendation; and is made by an affected person.
(sec.268-ssec.3) An affected person is a person who is apparently directly affected by an administrative action of a local government.
(sec.268-ssec.4) A regulation may provide for the process for resolving complaints about administrative actions of the local government by affected persons.
- (a) is about an administrative action of a local government, including the following, for example— (i) a decision, or a failure to make a decision, including a failure to provide a written statement of reasons for a decision; (ii) an act, or a failure to do an act; (iii) the formulation of a proposal or intention; (iv) the making of a recommendation; and
- (i) a decision, or a failure to make a decision, including a failure to provide a written statement of reasons for a decision;
- (ii) an act, or a failure to do an act;
- (iii) the formulation of a proposal or intention;
- (iv) the making of a recommendation; and
- (b) is made by an affected person.
- (i) a decision, or a failure to make a decision, including a failure to provide a written statement of reasons for a decision;
- (ii) an act, or a failure to do an act;
- (iii) the formulation of a proposal or intention;
- (iv) the making of a recommendation; and