Department Restructure
From 1 July 2009, the Department of Local Government and Regional Development became the Department of Local Government and the Department of Regional Development and Lands.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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Local Government
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Official Conduct Legislation
Local Government (Official Conduct) Amendment Act 2007 The Local Government (Official Conduct) Amendment Act 2007 became operational in October 2007. This new legislation focuses on providing avenues for dealing with allegations specifically concerning councillor misconduct. Importantly, this legislation does not deal with complaints against local government staff members. The legislation provides for the referral of “minor offences” to a three member Standards Panel or, in the case of “serious offences”, referral, through the Department of Local Government and Regional Development, to the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT). Therefore it is important to note that “minor complaints” must be made on the approved form and submitted to the relevant local government complaints officer. Any other complaints, including “serious breach” complaints can be made direct to DLGRD. The Department's contact for information on serious breach complaint matters is:
David Morris, Principal Investigations Officer Telephone: 9217 1489 E-mail: david.morris@dlgrd.wa.gov.au The Department's contact for information on minor breach complaint matters is
Darryl Schorer, Principal Legal Officer
Standards PanelTelephone: (08)9217 1489 E-mail: darryl.schorer@dlgrd.wa.gov.au
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