Queensland Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 150B

150B Overview of chapter

(1) This chapter is about—

(a) setting appropriate standards for the behaviour of councillors; and

(b) dealing with the conduct of councillors at local government meetings that does not meet the standards; and

(c) assessing, investigating and dealing with complaints about the conduct of councillors; and

(d) disciplinary action that may be taken against councillors who engage in a conduct breach or misconduct; and

(e) the entities that assess, investigate and deal with complaints about the conduct of councillors.

(2) This chapter provides—

(a) that the conduct of councillors at local government meetings that does not meet appropriate standards of behaviour is generally to be dealt with by the chairperson of the meeting; and

(b) that the conduct of chairpersons at local government meetings that does not meet appropriate standards of behaviour may be dealt with by the other councillors at the meeting; and

(c) that the assessor must make a preliminary assessment of complaints, notices or information relating to the conduct of councillors; and

(d) that the assessor, after making a preliminary assessment, may refer a suspected conduct breach of a councillor to the local government to be dealt with; and

(e) that the assessor, after investigating a councillor’s conduct, may apply to the conduct tribunal to decide—

(i) whether the councillor engaged in misconduct, or a conduct breach that is connected to misconduct; and

(ii) if the conduct tribunal decides the councillor engaged in misconduct or a conduct breach, the action to be taken to discipline the councillor; and

(f) that the assessor is to notify the Crime and Corruption Commission about suspected corrupt conduct as required under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 .