Tasmanian Numbered Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT (CODE OF CONDUCT) ACT 2023 (NO. 23 OF 2023)

- Act 23 of 2023
- Royal Assent 29 September 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Principal Act
   4.      Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
   5.      Part 3, Division 3AA inserted
   6.      Section 28K amended (Code of Conduct Panel)
   7.      Section 28K further amended (Code of Conduct Panel)
   8.      Section 28L amended (Investigating Panel)
   9.      Section 28OA inserted
   10.     Section 28R amended (Code of conduct)
   11.     Section 28S amended (Contents of code of conduct)
   12.     Section 28T repealed
   13.     Section 28U amended (Compliance with code of conduct)
   14.     Section 28V amended (Making code of conduct complaint against councillor)
   15.     Section 28W amended (Withdrawal of or from code of conduct complaint)
   16.     Section 28X amended (Amendment of code of conduct complaint)
   17.     Section 28Y amended (Initial assessment of complaint by general manager)
   18.     Section 28Z amended (Referral of code of conduct complaint by general manager)
   19.     Section 28ZA amended (Initial assessment of code of conduct complaint)
   20.     Section 28ZB amended (Dismissal of code of conduct complaint on initial assessment)
   21.     Section 28ZC amended (Referral of code of conduct complaint on initial assessment)
   22.     Section 28ZCA inserted
   23.     Section 28ZD amended (Time for investigating and determining code of conduct complaint)
   24.     Section 28ZE amended (Conduct of investigations generally)
   25.     Section 28ZF amended (Investigation of multiple code of conduct complaints against same councillor or multiple councillors)
   26.     Section 28ZG amended (When hearing is to be held)
   27.     Section 28ZH amended (Hearings)
   28.     Section 28ZI amended (Determination of code of conduct complaint)
   29.     Section 28ZJ amended (Determination report)
   30.     Section 28ZK amended (Notification of determination of code of conduct complaint)
   31.     Section 28ZL amended (Effect of third suspension)
   32.     Section 28ZM amended (Councillor to comply with sanction imposed for contravention of code of conduct)
   33.     Section 28ZNA amended (Costs of training to be borne by council)
   34.     Section 28ZO amended (Refund of fee accompanying lodgement of code of conduct complaint)
   35.     Part 3, Division 3A, Subdivision 4: Heading amended
   36.     Section 28ZP amended (Review of investigating Panel decision)
   37.     Section 349C inserted
   38.     Repeal of Act