Queensland Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 150ATB

150ATB Assessor must help QCAT

(1) In a proceeding for a review under section 150AT —

(a) the QCAT Act , section 21 does not apply in relation to the conduct tribunal for the proceeding; and

(b) the assessor must use the assessor’s best endeavours to help QCAT so that it can make its decision on the review.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1) (b) , the assessor must provide the following to QCAT and the councillor within a reasonable period of not more than 28 days after the application is made under section 150AT —

(a) the notice about the decision given to the assessor under section 150AS ;

(b) any document or thing in the assessor’s possession or control that may be relevant to QCAT’s review of the decision.

(3) If QCAT considers there are additional documents or things in the assessor’s possession or control that may be relevant to QCAT’s review of the decision, QCAT may, by written notice, require the assessor to provide the documents or things.

(4) The assessor must comply with a notice given under subsection (3) within the period stated in the notice.

(5) A requirement under this section that the assessor give QCAT information or a document or other thing applies despite any provision in an Act prohibiting or restricting the disclosure of the information or the information contained in the document or thing.

Notes—

1 Under the QCAT Act , section 66 , QCAT may make an order prohibiting the publication of the information, or the information contained in the document or thing, other than in the way and to the persons stated in the order.

2 Under the QCAT Act , section 90 (2) , QCAT may direct a hearing, or a part of a hearing, in which the information, or information contained in the document or thing, is disclosed to be held in private.