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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 28ZA Initial assessment of code of conduct complaint by chairperson of Code of Conduct Panel

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 28ZA

Initial assessment of code of conduct complaint by chairperson of Code of Conduct Panel

(1)  On receiving a code of conduct complaint, the chairperson of the Code of Conduct Panel is to do an initial assessment of the complaint to determine whether to do one or more of the following:
(a) dismiss the whole complaint;
(b) dismiss part of the complaint;
(c) refer the whole complaint to another person or authority;
(d) refer part of the complaint to another person or authority;
(e) determine that the whole complaint is to be investigated and determined by the Code of Conduct Panel;
(f) determine that part of the complaint is to be investigated and determined by the Code of Conduct Panel.
(2)  The initial assessment is to be completed within such period as will enable the chairperson of the Code of Conduct Panel to comply with subsection (3) .
(3)  Within 28 days after receiving the code of conduct complaint, the chairperson of the Code of Conduct Panel –
(a) is to notify the complainant and the general manager, in writing, of the result of the initial assessment and the reasons for it; and
(b) if the chairperson has determined that the whole or part of the complaint is to be investigated and determined by the Code of Conduct Panel, is to –
(i) notify the councillor against whom the complaint is made, in writing, of the result of the initial assessment and the reasons for it; and
(ii) provide a copy of the complaint to that councillor; and
(iii) provide a copy of the complaint to the other members of the Code of Conduct Panel.