168Notice and tabling of decision

168 Notice and tabling of decision (1) After a Councillor Conduct Panel has made a determination under section 167, the Councillor Conduct Panel must give a copy of the decision to the following— (a) the Council; (b) the parties to the matter; (c) the Minister; S. 168(2) substituted by No. 23/2024 s. 69(1). (2) A copy of the decision given to the Council under subsection (1)(a) must be— (a) tabled at— (i) a Council meeting specified by the Councillor Conduct Panel; or (ii) if no Council meeting is specified by the Councillor Conduct Panel, the next Council meeting; and (b) recorded in the minutes of that Council meeting. (3) A Councillor Conduct Panel must within 28 days of making a determination give a written statement of reasons for the decision to the following— (a) the Council; (b) the parties to the matter; (c) the Minister; S. 168(3A) inserted by No. 23/2024 s. 69(2). (3A) A written statement of reasons given to the Council under subsection (3) must be— (a) tabled at— (i) a Council meeting specified by the Councillor Conduct Panel; or (ii) if no Council meeting is specified by the Councillor Conduct Panel, the next Council meeting; and (b) recorded in the minutes of that Council meeting. S. 168(3B) inserted by No. 23/2024 s. 69(2). (3B) If the Councillor Conduct Panel's decision or statement of reasons contains any confidential information, the confidential information must be redacted from the copy tabled under subsection (2) or (3A). (4) A statement of reasons provided in accordance with subsection (3) is taken to be a statement of reasons provided in accordance with section 46(1) of the **Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998**. (5) A record of the decision of VCAT, made in respect of an application or review under this Division in relation to a Councillor of a Council, must be tabled at the next Council meeting and recorded in the minutes of that meeting.