182Appointment of Chief Municipal Inspector

182 Appointment of Chief Municipal Inspector (1) The Minister may appoint a Chief Municipal Inspector who is employed under Division 5 of Part 3 of the **Public Administration Act 2004**. (2) The Chief Municipal Inspector has the following functions— (a) to investigate and prosecute any possible offence under this Act; (b) to examine any possible breach of this Act; (c) to investigate any allegation of serious misconduct or gross misconduct by a Councillor; (d) to investigate any public interest complaint that relates to the conduct of a Councillor or a member of Council staff; (e) to make an application for a Councillor Conduct Panel to make a finding of serious misconduct against a Councillor; (f) to make an application to VCAT for a finding of gross misconduct by a Councillor; (g) to investigate a matter referred to the Chief Municipal Inspector by the Minister under section 225 and provide a report to the Minister; (h) any other function conferred on the Chief Municipal Inspector by or under this Act.