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### sec.316 Definitions for pt 12
In this part—
assessed , in relation to a complaint about the conduct or performance of a councillor, means—
a preliminary assessment of the complaint was conducted under former section 176B; or
the department’s chief executive decided, under former section 177, that the complaint is about inappropriate conduct or misconduct.
existing complaint means a complaint about the conduct or performance of a councillor made to any of the following entities before the commencement—
the local government;
the department’s chief executive;
the mayor of the local government;
the chief executive officer of the local government.
former , for a provision of this Act, means as in force immediately before the commencement of the section in which the provision is mentioned.
local government official see section 150R(3).
Section 150R(3) was renumbered as section 150R(4) by the Local Government Electoral (Implementing Stage 2 of Belcarra) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 .
s 316 ins 2018 No. 8 s 32
amd 2019 No. 30 s 119B
- (a) a preliminary assessment of the complaint was conducted under former section 176B; or
- (b) the department’s chief executive decided, under former section 177, that the complaint is about inappropriate conduct or misconduct.
- (a) the local government;
- (b) the department’s chief executive;
- (c) the mayor of the local government;
- (d) the chief executive officer of the local government.