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Local Government Act 2009
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### sec.320 Existing orders taken into account
This section applies if, before the commencement—
an order was made against a councillor under section 180 or 181 as in force from time to time before the commencement; and
the order is substantially the same as an order that may be made under chapter 5A.
The order may be taken into account for the following purposes—
the local government or a local government official deciding whether—
to notify the assessor about a councillor’s conduct under chapter 5A, part 3, division 3; or
to give information about a councillor’s conduct to the assessor under section 150AF;
the assessor deciding how to deal with the conduct of a councillor, or a complaint about the conduct of a councillor, under section 150W;
the local government or conduct tribunal deciding what action to take in relation to any inappropriate conduct or misconduct of the councillor.
s 320 ins 2018 No. 8 s 32
(sec.320-ssec.1) This section applies if, before the commencement— an order was made against a councillor under section 180 or 181 as in force from time to time before the commencement; and the order is substantially the same as an order that may be made under chapter 5A.
(sec.320-ssec.2) The order may be taken into account for the following purposes— the local government or a local government official deciding whether— to notify the assessor about a councillor’s conduct under chapter 5A, part 3, division 3; or to give information about a councillor’s conduct to the assessor under section 150AF; the assessor deciding how to deal with the conduct of a councillor, or a complaint about the conduct of a councillor, under section 150W; the local government or conduct tribunal deciding what action to take in relation to any inappropriate conduct or misconduct of the councillor.
- (a) an order was made against a councillor under section 180 or 181 as in force from time to time before the commencement; and
- (b) the order is substantially the same as an order that may be made under chapter 5A.
- (a) the local government or a local government official deciding whether— (i) to notify the assessor about a councillor’s conduct under chapter 5A, part 3, division 3; or (ii) to give information about a councillor’s conduct to the assessor under section 150AF;
- (i) to notify the assessor about a councillor’s conduct under chapter 5A, part 3, division 3; or
- (ii) to give information about a councillor’s conduct to the assessor under section 150AF;
- (b) the assessor deciding how to deal with the conduct of a councillor, or a complaint about the conduct of a councillor, under section 150W;
- (c) the local government or conduct tribunal deciding what action to take in relation to any inappropriate conduct or misconduct of the councillor.
- (i) to notify the assessor about a councillor’s conduct under chapter 5A, part 3, division 3; or
- (ii) to give information about a councillor’s conduct to the assessor under section 150AF;