158A

Councillor must give notice of disqualification

Current

(1)

This section applies if a councillor becomes aware the councillor is not qualified to be a councillor under this division.

(2)

The councillor must immediately give a notice that complies with subsection (3) to each of the following, unless the councillor has a reasonable excuse—

(a)

the Minister;

(b)

if the councillor is not the mayor of the local government—the mayor;

(c)

the chief executive officer of the local government.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(3)

For subsection (2), the notice must state—

(a)

details about why the councillor is not qualified to be a councillor under this division; and

(b)

the day the councillor became disqualified.

This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum Second reading speech

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