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166 Investigation by Chief Municipal Inspector (1) The Chief Municipal Inspector may at any time (whether or not the Chief Municipal Inspector has received a notice under section 165), by notice, require a Councillor Conduct Panel to suspend or stop the consideration of a matter. (2) Within 28 days of the Chief Municipal Inspector requiring a Councillor Conduct Panel to suspend or stop consideration of a matter, the Chief Municipal Inspector must commence an investigation into the matter. S. 166A inserted by No. 23/2024 s. 15.

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