(1) A person (the complainant ) who believes that a council member has contravened a council's code of conduct may lodge a complaint with the CEO:
(a) stating the name of the member alleged to have committed the contravention (the respondent ); and
(b) giving particulars of the alleged contravention.
(2) The complaint:
(a) must be in the approved form; and
(b) must include a statutory declaration, made by the complainant, verifying the allegations of fact made against the respondent; and
(c) must be made within 3 months after the date of the alleged contravention.