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Parliament of Queensland Act 2001
sec.104CComplaints about ethical conduct
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### sec.104C Complaints about ethical conduct
The committee’s area of responsibility about dealing with complaints about the ethical conduct of particular members is to—
consider complaints referred to the committee about particular members failing to register particular interests; and
consider complaints against particular members for failing to comply with the code of ethical conduct for members, report on complaints to the Assembly and recommend action by the Assembly.
A complaint about a member not complying with the code of ethical conduct for members may be considered only by the Assembly or the committee.
Subsection (2) has effect despite any other law, but the subsection does not apply to a court, tribunal or other entity if the entity may, under a law, consider an issue and the issue that is considered involves the commission, or claimed or suspected commission, of a criminal offence.
Subsection (3) does not limit or otherwise affect the powers, rights and immunities of the Assembly and its committees and members.
s 104C ins 2011 No. 15 s 41
(sec.104C-ssec.1) The committee’s area of responsibility about dealing with complaints about the ethical conduct of particular members is to— consider complaints referred to the committee about particular members failing to register particular interests; and consider complaints against particular members for failing to comply with the code of ethical conduct for members, report on complaints to the Assembly and recommend action by the Assembly.
(sec.104C-ssec.2) A complaint about a member not complying with the code of ethical conduct for members may be considered only by the Assembly or the committee.
(sec.104C-ssec.3) Subsection (2) has effect despite any other law, but the subsection does not apply to a court, tribunal or other entity if the entity may, under a law, consider an issue and the issue that is considered involves the commission, or claimed or suspected commission, of a criminal offence.
(sec.104C-ssec.4) Subsection (3) does not limit or otherwise affect the powers, rights and immunities of the Assembly and its committees and members.
- (a) consider complaints referred to the committee about particular members failing to register particular interests; and
- (b) consider complaints against particular members for failing to comply with the code of ethical conduct for members, report on complaints to the Assembly and recommend action by the Assembly.