sec.298Change in dealing with complaints

### sec.298 Change in dealing with complaints This section applies if— a local government, or the department’s chief executive, makes or receives a complaint about the conduct or performance of a councillor before the commencement; and an entity had started dealing with, but had not finally dealt with, the complaint under chapter 6, part 2, division 6. The former process continues to apply in relation to the complaint despite any amendment of this Act under the Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 . The former process is chapter 6, part 2, division 6 as in force immediately before the commencement. To remove any doubt, it is declared that— an entity dealing with the complaint must deal with the complaint under the former process; and any disciplinary action taken against a councillor because of the complaint is limited to the action that may be taken under the former process. s 298 ins 2012 No. 33 s 175 (sec.298-ssec.1) This section applies if— a local government, or the department’s chief executive, makes or receives a complaint about the conduct or performance of a councillor before the commencement; and an entity had started dealing with, but had not finally dealt with, the complaint under chapter 6, part 2, division 6. (sec.298-ssec.2) The former process continues to apply in relation to the complaint despite any amendment of this Act under the Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 . (sec.298-ssec.3) The former process is chapter 6, part 2, division 6 as in force immediately before the commencement. (sec.298-ssec.4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that— an entity dealing with the complaint must deal with the complaint under the former process; and any disciplinary action taken against a councillor because of the complaint is limited to the action that may be taken under the former process. - (a) a local government, or the department’s chief executive, makes or receives a complaint about the conduct or performance of a councillor before the commencement; and - (b) an entity had started dealing with, but had not finally dealt with, the complaint under chapter 6, part 2, division 6. - (a) an entity dealing with the complaint must deal with the complaint under the former process; and - (b) any disciplinary action taken against a councillor because of the complaint is limited to the action that may be taken under the former process.