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Local Government Amendment (Targeted Reform) Act 2026 Act No. of 2026 s. 18 Part 2 – Local Government Act 1993 Amended 36 (a) the initial assessor is to comply with section 28ZA as if doing a first initial assessment; and (b) if the initial assessor determined on the original initial assessment to investigate a part of the code of conduct complaint and had notified the councillor against whom the complaint was made of that determination, the initial assessor is to notify the councillor of the result of the further initial assessment in addition to any other notice that the initial assessor is required to provide under section 28ZA. (3) If a complaint is referred back to an investigating Panel under section 28ZT or 28ZU, the investigating Panel is to notify the complainant and the councillor against whom the complaint is made of the referral back to the Panel as soon as practicable. (4) On resuming or continuing an investigation under subsection (1)(c), the investigating Panel may give any directions it considers necessary for the fair and efficient investigation and determination of the complaint.

Local Government Amendment (Targeted Reform) Act 2026 Act No. of 2026 Part 2 – Local Government Act 1993 Amended s. 18 37 Subdivision 3 – 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

Local Government Amendment (Targeted Reform) Act 2026 Act No. of 2026 s. 18 Part 2 – Local Government Act 1993 Amended 38 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. 28ZX. Orders of the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (1) If, after hearing an application under this Division in respect of a councillor, the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal determines that a councillor has engaged in serious councillor misconduct, the Tribunal may make a finding of serious misconduct against the councillor and may make any one or more of the following orders: (a) cautioning or reprimanding the councillor; (b) requiring the councillor to apologise to the complainant or other person affected by the contravention of the code of