Local Government Act 2019
120Complaints of contravention of code of conduct
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120 Complaints of contravention of code of conduct (1) A person (the complainant) who believes that a council member has contravened a council's code of conduct may lodge a complaint with the CEO: (a) stating the name of the member alleged to have committed the contravention (the respondent); and (b) giving particulars of the alleged contravention. (2) The complaint: (a) must be in the approved form; and (b) must include a statutory declaration, made by the complainant, verifying the allegations of fact made against the respondent; and
Local Government Act 2019 73 (c) must be made within 3 months after the date of the alleged contravention.