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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 10 NOVEMBER 2020
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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 10 NOVEMBER 2020
The conduct of a Councillor is misconduct if period of one year or is conduct that is identified in an
the conduct: order of Council that will be dealt with as misconduct if
* adversely affects, directly or indirectly, the honest the Councillor engages tn the:conduct again.
and impartial performance of the Councillor's The conduct of a Councillor may also be misconduct
functions or exercise of the Councillor's powers, or ifa Councillor purports to direct the Chief Executive
* is, or involves: Officer in relation to disciplinary action regarding the
— abreach of trust placed in the Councillor, either conduct of a Councillor Advisor,
knowingly or recklessly
— misuse of information or material acquired by the Corrupt conduct
Councillor, whether the misuse is for the benefit of Corrupt conduct is defined by, and dealt with, under
the Councillor or for the benefit or to the detriment : ;
tanoth the Crime and Corruption Act 2001? and must be
ae 2 pee 2, referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission
~ a Councillor giving a direction to any Council (CCC). For a Councillor, corrupt conduct involves
employee (other than the Mayor giving behaviour that:
direction to the Chief Executive Officer, or for
Brisbane City Council, the Lord Mayor giving * adversely affects or could adversely affect the
direction tothe Chief Executive Officerand performance of the Councillor's responsibilities, and
senior contract officers) * involves the performance of the Councillor's
~ arelease of confidential information outside of responsibilities in a way that:
the Council — is not honest or impartial, or
— failure to declare a conflict of interest or — involves a breach of the trust placed in the
appropriately deal with a conflict of interest in Councillor, or
a meeting — involves the misuse of information acquired by
— attempting to influence a decision maker about the Councillor, and
a matter in which the Councillor has a conflict ; , at
’ * is engaged in for the purpose of providing a benefit
of interest :
: : ora detriment to a person, and
— failure by a Councillor to report a if db iminal off
suspected prescribed conflict of interest CTS aS Se TIES
of another Councillor Councillors are reminded of their obligations under
— failure to submit, update or review your registers section 38 of the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 to
of interests, or report Suspected corrupt conduct.
* isa failure by the Councillor to comply with: The OIA has entered into a section 407 arrangement
— an order made by the Council or the Councillor wits ie — src euetcski ae eee
: investigation into some allegations of corrupt conduct
Conduct Tribunal .
ay and report the matters to the CCC on a monthly basis,
— any acceptable request guidelines of the to provide the CCC with the opportunity to assume
Council made under the legislation responsibility for or monitor an investigation, should
— the reimbursement of expenses policy of the CCC consider that appropriate.
the Council. . ; xe ses
3 Further information about the CCC's jurisdiction
The conduct of a Councillor is also misconduct if the and other topics in relation to local government is
conduct leads to the Councillor being disciplined for available at https://www.ccc.gld.gov.au/sites/default/
inappropriate conduct on three occasions within a files/Docs/Publications/CCC/Coruption-in-focus-
Guide-2020.pdf (Chapter 4).
‘Section 15, Crime and Corruption Act 2001
*Section 4o, Crime and Corruption Act 2001
Pageg Code of Conduct for Councillors in Queensland | www.dlgrma.qld.gov.au |
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