A record of information is required to be published pursuant to the Local Government Act 1995 (the Act) relating to the following matters:

  1. behavioural breaches by a council member that are found under the local government’s code of conduct to have occurred
  2. recurrent breaches that are found under section 8A.14(4) of the Act to have been committed by a council member;
  3. conduct breaches by a council member that are found under section 8A.18 of the Act to have occurred;
  4. specified breaches that are found under section 8A.25 of the Act to have been committed by a council member;
  5. orders made under section 8A.14(5), 8A.18(4), 8A.21(2)(b), 8A.25 or 8A.27(2)(b) of the Act in respect of a council member;
  6. any other prescribed information about the conduct of a person who is, or of a person when they were, a council member, the CEO or another employee.

Regulation 29E of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 provides:

  1. In this regulation oversight entity means any of the following —
    1. the Inspector;
    2. an Independent Inquiry;
    3. the State Administrative Tribunal;
    4. the Public Sector Commissioner;
    5. the Corruption and Crime Commission;
    6. a Royal Commission.
  2. For the purposes of section 5.96C(1)(f), the following information is prescribed to the extent that it is about the conduct of a person who is, or of a person when they were, a council member, the CEO or another employee —
    1. any adverse recommendation made by the Inspector in a report under section 8.4 that is provided to the local government;
    2. any adverse finding, recommendation or proposition made by an oversight entity that is made available to the public.

    The regulations further provide for purposes of section 5.96C(4)(c) and (d), information included in this record of information must be kept, and it must be published on the Shire of Ashburton’s website for the period of 12 years, beginning on the day on which the information is first included in the record of information.

    The Shire’s Chief Executive Officer is authorised by Council to receive behavioural breach complaints.

    Note: Data is added to this register following a finding being made under the legislative requirements.

    There are currently no registers recorded. 

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