Local Government Act 1993

The Director may recommend to the Minister that he or she issue a performance improvement direction to a council or councillor.

Without limiting the situations in which the Director may make a recommendation under subsection (1), the Director may make a recommendation under that subsection if, in the Director's opinion, the council or councillor – has failed to comply with a statutory requirement under this or any other Act or under subordinate legislation made under this or any other Act and the Director considers that the failure is not of a minor nature; or has failed on a number of occasions to comply with a statutory requirement, or a number of different statutory requirements, under this or any other Act or under subordinate legislation made under this or any other Act, regardless of whether any such failure is of a minor nature.

The recommendation is to include the grounds on which the recommendation is based.