28ZWApplication to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

28ZW Application to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

(1)  If, following an investigation under section 339EA, the Director considers that the conduct of a councillor amounts to serious councillor misconduct, the Director may make an application to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for a decision in relation to the matter.

(2)  An application –

(a) is to be made in writing; and

(b) is to specify the particulars upon which the application is based; and

(c) is to specify the orders sought and the grounds for seeking those orders; and

(d) is to be lodged with the Registrar, within the meaning of the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2020.

(3)  The Director must, as soon as reasonably practicable after making an application under this section in respect of the conduct of a councillor, give a copy of that application to the councillor.

(4)  Unless otherwise specified in this Act, the provisions of the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2020 apply in relation to an application made to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal under this section.

(5)  At the hearing of an application under this Subdivision, a party to the application may be represented by an Australian legal practitioner.