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Local Government Act 2009
sec.322Dealing with particular pre-commencement complaints or conduct
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### sec.322 Dealing with particular pre-commencement complaints or conduct
This section applies in relation to conduct engaged in by a councillor before the commencement, including conduct that is the subject of an existing complaint mentioned in section 317(1) or 319(1).
In deciding how to deal with the conduct, the assessor, a local government official, the local government and the conduct tribunal must—
apply the former conduct definitions to the conduct; and
if the conduct is referred to the local government—only make an order that is substantially the same as an order that could have been made under former section 181; and
if the conduct is referred to the conduct tribunal—only make an order that is substantially the same as an order that could have been made under former section 180.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that chapter 5A otherwise applies in relation to an order mentioned in subsection (2).
In this section—
former conduct definitions means—
the definition of misconduct under former section 176(3); and
the definition of inappropriate conduct under former section 176(4); and
the qualification of those definitions under former section 177A(5) and (6); and
the extension of the definition of misconduct under former section 181(3) and (4).
s 322 ins 2018 No. 8 s 32
(sec.322-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to conduct engaged in by a councillor before the commencement, including conduct that is the subject of an existing complaint mentioned in section 317(1) or 319(1).
(sec.322-ssec.2) In deciding how to deal with the conduct, the assessor, a local government official, the local government and the conduct tribunal must— apply the former conduct definitions to the conduct; and if the conduct is referred to the local government—only make an order that is substantially the same as an order that could have been made under former section 181; and if the conduct is referred to the conduct tribunal—only make an order that is substantially the same as an order that could have been made under former section 180.
(sec.322-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that chapter 5A otherwise applies in relation to an order mentioned in subsection (2).
(sec.322-ssec.4) In this section— former conduct definitions means— the definition of misconduct under former section 176(3); and the definition of inappropriate conduct under former section 176(4); and the qualification of those definitions under former section 177A(5) and (6); and the extension of the definition of misconduct under former section 181(3) and (4).
- (a) apply the former conduct definitions to the conduct; and
- (b) if the conduct is referred to the local government—only make an order that is substantially the same as an order that could have been made under former section 181; and
- (c) if the conduct is referred to the conduct tribunal—only make an order that is substantially the same as an order that could have been made under former section 180.
- (a) the definition of misconduct under former section 176(3); and
- (b) the definition of inappropriate conduct under former section 176(4); and
- (c) the qualification of those definitions under former section 177A(5) and (6); and
- (d) the extension of the definition of misconduct under former section 181(3) and (4).