LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 150EW Duty to report another councillor’s prescribed conflict of interest or declarable conflict of interest

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 150EW

150EW Duty to report another councillor’s prescribed conflict of interest or declarable conflict of interest

(1) This section applies if a councillor reasonably believes or reasonably suspects—

(a) another councillor who has a prescribed conflict of interest in a matter is participating in a decision in contravention of section 150EK (1) ; or

(b) another councillor who has a declarable conflict of interest in a matter is participating in a decision in contravention of section 150EPA .

(2) The councillor who has the belief or suspicion must—

(a) if the belief or suspicion arises in a local government meeting—immediately inform the person who is presiding at the meeting about the belief or suspicion; or

(b) otherwise—as soon as practicable, inform the chief executive officer of the belief or suspicion.

(3) The councillor must also inform the person presiding, or the chief executive officer, of the facts and circumstances forming the basis of the belief or suspicion.

Note—

Contravention of subsection (2) or (3) is misconduct that could result in disciplinary action being taken against a councillor—see section 150L (1) (c) (iii) .

(4) If the belief or suspicion relates to more than 1 councillor, subsections (2) and (3) must be complied with in relation to each councillor separately.