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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 249

Transitional provision—Local Government Amendment (Improved Governance) Act 2015—VCAT matters (by referral, on grounds of gross misconduct or for review)

    (1)     This section applies if, before the commencement day, an application—

        (a)     made under section 81B that has been referred to VCAT under section 81D; or

        (b)     made under section 81E; or

        (c)     authorised by a Councillor Conduct Panel under section 81J(1)(b); or

        (d)     for review under section 81Q—

has not been determined by VCAT.

    (2)     On and after the commencement day, VCAT must, subject to subsection (3), determine the application in accordance with—

        (a)     Divisions 1A and 1B of Part 4; and

        (b)     Part 13B of Schedule 1 to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998

as in force immediately before that day.

    (3)     If, on or after the commencement day, VCAT refers a matter the subject of an application to which this section applies to a Councillor Conduct Panel under section 81L as in force immediately before that day, a Councillor Conduct Panel formed for the purposes of that section may make a direction in accordance with that section.

    (4)     In this section—

Amending Act means the Local Government Amendment (Improved Governance) Act 2015 ;

"commencement day" means the day section 12 of the Amending Act comes into operation.

S. 250 inserted by No. 53/2015 s. 76.



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