Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) An Inquiry
Panel’s report is to contain any recommendations that the Inquiry Panel
considers appropriate.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1) the Inquiry Panel may recommend —
(a) that
a council be dismissed; or
(b) that
a council that has been suspended be reinstated; or
(c) if
subsection (2A) applies, that a council member be dismissed; or
(d) that
a council member who has been suspended be reinstated.
(2A) The Inquiry Panel
can only recommend that a council member be dismissed if the Inquiry Panel is
satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that —
(a) at
least one of the following apply —
(i)
the member has failed, or is failing, to perform the
member’s role, functions or duties under this Act;
(ii)
the member’s conduct has impeded, or is impeding,
the ability of another person to perform their role, functions or duties under
this Act;
(iii)
the member’s conduct has impeded, or is impeding,
the ability of the local government to comply with the principles that apply
to it under section 5.40;
and
(b) the
seriousness or duration of that failure or conduct make it inappropriate for
the member to continue to be a member of the governing body of the local
government.
(3) The report is to
be given to the Minister.
[Section 8.22 amended: No. 31 of 2018 s. 17.]