After section 349B of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Division 3:

349C.     Transitional provisions consequent on Local Government Amendment (Code of Conduct) Act 2023

(1)  In this section –

commencement day means the day on which this section commences.

(2)  A complaint received by a general manager before the commencement day but not finalised before that day is to be dealt with under this Act as in force immediately before the commencement day.

(3)  For the avoidance of doubt, a complaint received by a general manager on or after the commencement day is to be dealt with in accordance with this Act, as in force on or after the commencement day, regardless of whether the complaint relates to behaviour that occurred before the commencement day.