Northern Territory Numbered Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT ACT 2014 (NO 19 OF 2014) - SECT 12

After section 81

insert

81A     Replacement of member

    (1)     This section applies if:

    (a)     a proceeding is being conducted by a disciplinary committee; and

    (b)     one of the members (the original member ) constituting the disciplinary committee vacates office or becomes incapable of continuing to conduct the proceeding.

    (2)     The Agency must nominate another eligible person to replace the original member and the disciplinary committee must continue to conduct the proceeding.

    (3)     The person nominated under subsection (2) must be an eligible person from the same class mentioned in section 80(2) as the original member.

81B     Report of proceedings of disciplinary committee

    (1)     Publication of a report of the proceedings of a disciplinary committee is absolutely privileged.

    (2)     Publication of a fair report of proceedings or findings of a disciplinary committee is protected by qualified privilege.