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The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Local Government Act 1993 .

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14.    Section 28ZA amended (Initial assessment of code of conduct complaint)

Section 28ZA of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from subsection (1)(f) "Panel." and substituting "Panel;";

(b) by inserting the following paragraphs after paragraph (f) in subsection (1) :

(g) refer the whole complaint to the Director under section 28ZBA ;

(h) refer part of the complaint to the Director under section 28ZBA .

(c) by omitting from subsection (3)(b)(iii) "Officer." and substituting "Officer; and";

(d) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (b) in subsection (3) :

(c) if the initial assessor has referred the whole or part of the complaint to the Director, is to –

(i) notify the councillor against whom the complaint is made, in writing, of the result of the initial assessment and the reasons for it; and

(ii) provide a copy of the complaint to that councillor; and

(iii) provide the Director with a copy of the initial assessment of the complaint and all documentation and other evidence on which the initial assessment was based.