New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 328B

328B Reference by general manager to Director-General of political donation matters

(1) If the general manager reasonably suspects that a councillor has not complied with the provisions of the code of conduct under section 440 relating to the disclosure of political donations or the manner of dealing with any perceived conflict of interest in relation to political donations, the general manager is to refer the matter to the Director-General.

(2) Any such matter may be referred by the Director-General to the Pecuniary Interest and Disciplinary Tribunal.

(3) Any such matter is taken (for the purposes of this Act) to be referred to the Tribunal under section 440N (but a referral under this section may be made without the councillor concerned having previously been suspended for misbehaviour).