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

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.