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sec.254AACouncillor training— Act , s 169A
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### sec.254AA Councillor training— Act , s 169A
For section 169A (2) (a) of the Act , the period prescribed for a councillor elected at a local government election is the period ending 6 months after the conclusion of the local government election.
For section 169A (4) of the Act , the period prescribed is—
for the first training approved by the department’s chief executive after the commencement of the Act , section 169A —5 business days after the commencement of this section; and
otherwise—20 business days after the training is approved by the department’s chief executive.
For section 169A (5) (a) of the Act , the period prescribed, for a local government election other than a by-election, is the period ending 20 business days after the conclusion of the local government election.
For section 169A (7) of the Act , the following requirements are prescribed—
the training is provided through an electronic system that identifies each councillor who starts the training and records when the councillor completes the training;
the training relates to all of the following—
the code of conduct approved under section 150E of the Act ;
registers of interests required under chapter 8 , part 5 ;
dealing with conflicts of interest under chapter 5B of the Act .
In this section—
by-election see the Local Government Electoral Act , schedule 2 .
local government election see the Local Government Electoral Act , schedule 2 .
s 254AA ins 2024 SL No. 14 s 9
(sec.254AA-ssec.1) For section 169A (2) (a) of the Act , the period prescribed for a councillor elected at a local government election is the period ending 6 months after the conclusion of the local government election.
(sec.254AA-ssec.2) For section 169A (4) of the Act , the period prescribed is— for the first training approved by the department’s chief executive after the commencement of the Act , section 169A —5 business days after the commencement of this section; and otherwise—20 business days after the training is approved by the department’s chief executive.
(sec.254AA-ssec.3) For section 169A (5) (a) of the Act , the period prescribed, for a local government election other than a by-election, is the period ending 20 business days after the conclusion of the local government election.
(sec.254AA-ssec.4) For section 169A (7) of the Act , the following requirements are prescribed— the training is provided through an electronic system that identifies each councillor who starts the training and records when the councillor completes the training; the training relates to all of the following— the code of conduct approved under section 150E of the Act ; registers of interests required under chapter 8 , part 5 ; dealing with conflicts of interest under chapter 5B of the Act .
(sec.254AA-ssec.5) In this section— by-election see the Local Government Electoral Act , schedule 2 . local government election see the Local Government Electoral Act , schedule 2 .
- (a) for the first training approved by the department’s chief executive after the commencement of the Act , section 169A —5 business days after the commencement of this section; and
- (b) otherwise—20 business days after the training is approved by the department’s chief executive.
- (a) the training is provided through an electronic system that identifies each councillor who starts the training and records when the councillor completes the training;
- (b) the training relates to all of the following— (i) the code of conduct approved under section 150E of the Act ; (ii) registers of interests required under chapter 8 , part 5 ; (iii) dealing with conflicts of interest under chapter 5B of the Act .
- (i) the code of conduct approved under section 150E of the Act ;
- (ii) registers of interests required under chapter 8 , part 5 ;
- (iii) dealing with conflicts of interest under chapter 5B of the Act .
- (i) the code of conduct approved under section 150E of the Act ;
- (ii) registers of interests required under chapter 8 , part 5 ;
- (iii) dealing with conflicts of interest under chapter 5B of the Act .