sec.186Councillors

### sec.186 Councillors The annual report for a financial year must contain particulars of— for each councillor, the total remuneration, including superannuation contributions, paid to the councillor during the financial year; and the expenses incurred by, and the facilities provided to, each councillor during the financial year under the local government’s expenses reimbursement policy; and the number of local government meetings that each councillor attended during the financial year; and the number of each of the following during the financial year— complaints referred to the assessor under section 150P (2) (a) of the Act by local government entities for the local government; matters, mentioned in section 150P (3) of the Act , notified to the Crime and Corruption Commission; notices given under section 150R (2) of the Act ; notices given under section 150S (2) (a) of the Act ; occasions information was given under section 150AF (3) (a) of the Act ; occasions the local government asked another entity to investigate, under chapter 5A , part 3 , division 5 of the Act for the local government, the suspected conduct breach of a councillor; and the total number of referral notices given to the local government under section 150AC (1) of the Act during the financial year; and for suspected conduct breaches the subject of a referral notice mentioned in paragraph (g) — the total number of suspected conduct breaches; and the total number of suspected conduct breaches for which an investigation was not started or was discontinued under section 150AEA of the Act ; and the number of matters not decided by the end of the financial year under section 150AG (1) of the Act ; and the average time taken by the local government in making a decision under section 150AG (1) of the Act . In this section— local government entity , for a local government, means the following— the local government; a councillor of the local government; the chief executive officer of the local government. s 186 amd 2013 SL No. 10 s 7 ; 2014 Act No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2 ; 2018 SL No. 201 s 6 ; 2019 SL No. 229 s 16 ; 2023 Act No. 30 s 105 ; 2026 Act No. 5 s 120 (sec.186-ssec.1) The annual report for a financial year must contain particulars of— for each councillor, the total remuneration, including superannuation contributions, paid to the councillor during the financial year; and the expenses incurred by, and the facilities provided to, each councillor during the financial year under the local government’s expenses reimbursement policy; and the number of local government meetings that each councillor attended during the financial year; and the number of each of the following during the financial year— complaints referred to the assessor under section 150P (2) (a) of the Act by local government entities for the local government; matters, mentioned in section 150P (3) of the Act , notified to the Crime and Corruption Commission; notices given under section 150R (2) of the Act ; notices given under section 150S (2) (a) of the Act ; occasions information was given under section 150AF (3) (a) of the Act ; occasions the local government asked another entity to investigate, under chapter 5A , part 3 , division 5 of the Act for the local government, the suspected conduct breach of a councillor; and the total number of referral notices given to the local government under section 150AC (1) of the Act during the financial year; and for suspected conduct breaches the subject of a referral notice mentioned in paragraph (g) — the total number of suspected conduct breaches; and the total number of suspected conduct breaches for which an investigation was not started or was discontinued under section 150AEA of the Act ; and the number of matters not decided by the end of the financial year under section 150AG (1) of the Act ; and the average time taken by the local government in making a decision under section 150AG (1) of the Act . (sec.186-ssec.2) In this section— local government entity , for a local government, means the following— the local government; a councillor of the local government; the chief executive officer of the local government. - (a) for each councillor, the total remuneration, including superannuation contributions, paid to the councillor during the financial year; and - (b) the expenses incurred by, and the facilities provided to, each councillor during the financial year under the local government’s expenses reimbursement policy; and - (c) the number of local government meetings that each councillor attended during the financial year; and - (f) the number of each of the following during the financial year— (i) complaints referred to the assessor under section 150P (2) (a) of the Act by local government entities for the local government; (ii) matters, mentioned in section 150P (3) of the Act , notified to the Crime and Corruption Commission; (iii) notices given under section 150R (2) of the Act ; (iv) notices given under section 150S (2) (a) of the Act ; (v) occasions information was given under section 150AF (3) (a) of the Act ; (vi) occasions the local government asked another entity to investigate, under chapter 5A , part 3 , division 5 of the Act for the local government, the suspected conduct breach of a councillor; and - (i) complaints referred to the assessor under section 150P (2) (a) of the Act by local government entities for the local government; - (ii) matters, mentioned in section 150P (3) of the Act , notified to the Crime and Corruption Commission; - (iii) notices given under section 150R (2) of the Act ; - (iv) notices given under section 150S (2) (a) of the Act ; - (v) occasions information was given under section 150AF (3) (a) of the Act ; - (vi) occasions the local government asked another entity to investigate, under chapter 5A , part 3 , division 5 of the Act for the local government, the suspected conduct breach of a councillor; and - (g) the total number of referral notices given to the local government under section 150AC (1) of the Act during the financial year; and - (h) for suspected conduct breaches the subject of a referral notice mentioned in paragraph (g) — (i) the total number of suspected conduct breaches; and (ii) the total number of suspected conduct breaches for which an investigation was not started or was discontinued under section 150AEA of the Act ; and - (i) the total number of suspected conduct breaches; and - (ii) the total number of suspected conduct breaches for which an investigation was not started or was discontinued under section 150AEA of the Act ; and - (j) the number of matters not decided by the end of the financial year under section 150AG (1) of the Act ; and - (k) the average time taken by the local government in making a decision under section 150AG (1) of the Act . - (i) complaints referred to the assessor under section 150P (2) (a) of the Act by local government entities for the local government; - (ii) matters, mentioned in section 150P (3) of the Act , notified to the Crime and Corruption Commission; - (iii) notices given under section 150R (2) of the Act ; - (iv) notices given under section 150S (2) (a) of the Act ; - (v) occasions information was given under section 150AF (3) (a) of the Act ; - (vi) occasions the local government asked another entity to investigate, under chapter 5A , part 3 , division 5 of the Act for the local government, the suspected conduct breach of a councillor; and - (i) the total number of suspected conduct breaches; and - (ii) the total number of suspected conduct breaches for which an investigation was not started or was discontinued under section 150AEA of the Act ; and - (a) the local government; - (b) a councillor of the local government; - (c) the chief executive officer of the local government.