159Application not to be made if charge has been made for certain offences

159 Application not to be made if charge has been made for certain offences (1) This section applies if a Councillor has been charged with an offence in respect of the following conduct— (a) the release of confidential information; (b) a failure to comply with conflict of interest requirements; (c) seeking to direct a member of Council staff. (2) If this section applies, an application for a Councillor Conduct Panel to make a finding of serious misconduct by the Councillor must not be made for the same conduct in respect of which the Councillor has been charged. S. 159A inserted by No. 23/2024 s. 62.