Assessor may make preliminary assessment on own initiative
150SF Assessor may make preliminary assessment on own initiative
This section applies if—
the assessor is aware of information indicating a councillor may have engaged in conduct that may be misconduct; and
Example—
while investigating a councillor for alleged misconduct, the assessor receives information that indicates another councillor has engaged in the same conduct
the assessor has not received a complaint, notice or information about the conduct as mentioned in section 150SA; and
the assessor reasonably believes—
it is in the public interest to make a preliminary assessment of the information; and
the conduct is not likely to involve corrupt conduct.
The assessor may, on the assessor’s own initiative, make a preliminary assessment of the information about the councillor’s conduct under division 3A.
This chapter applies in relation to the councillor’s conduct as if the information were given to the assessor on the day the assessor became aware of the information.
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