Local governments to keep and publish register
150DX Local governments to keep and publish register
A local government must keep an up-to-date register (a councillor conduct register) about the following matters for the local government—
orders made about the unsuitable meeting conduct of councillors, including the chairperson, at its local government meetings;
decisions about whether or not councillors engaged in misconduct made by the conduct tribunal under part 3, division 6.
The local government must—
publish the register on the local government’s website; and
ensure the public may inspect the register, or purchase a copy of an entry in the register, at the local government’s public office.
However, subsection (2) does not apply to information recorded in the register that is part of a public interest disclosure under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010.
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