Annual Report 2023-24

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Governance and Disclosures
                                                                                                              Councillor
      Councillor Conduct                                                                        Response                   Summary of the Complaint                                     Decision Summary
                                                                                                              Name

      Complaints referred to the assessor under section 150P(2)(a) of the LG Act by the local
                                                                                                              Cr Brian     It was alleged that:                                         On 26 October 2023, Council resolved:
      government, a councillor of the local government or the chief executive officer of the    5
                                                                                                              Stockwell
      local government
                                                                                                                           Allegation One                                               That Council note the confidential report of the
      Matters, mentioned in section 150P(3) of the LG Act, notified to the Crime and                                                                                                    Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to the
                                                                                                Nil                        On 12/13 March 2023, Cr Stockwell made inappropriate         Ordinary Meeting dated 26 October 2023 and:
      Corruption Commission
                                                                                                                           comments regarding a recommendation made by a
                                                                                                                           Council Officer within emails to Councillors and selected    A. P
                                                                                                                                                                                            ursuant to section 150AG(1) of the Local
      Notices given under section 150R(2) of the LG Act                                         4
                                                                                                                           Council staff.                                                  Government Act 2009 Council finds that:


      Notices given under section 150S(2)(a) of the LG Act                                      Nil                        Allegation Two                                                 a. 1 2 March 2023 and 13 March 2023, Cr
                                                                                                                                                                                              Stockwell engaged in inappropriate conduct
                                                                                                                           On 13 March 2023 during a Council General Committee                by breaching the Code of Conduct for
      Occasions information was given under section 150AF(3)(a) of the LG Act                   Nil                        Meeting, Cr Stockwell inappropriately commented on a               Councillors in Queensland requirement
                                                                                                                           Council officer recommendation by describing aspects               for councillors to treat Council employees
      Occasions the local government asked another entity to investigate, under chapter 5A,                                of the recommendation as incompetent.                              with courtesy and fairness by sending
      part 3, division 5 of the LG Act for the local government, the suspected conduct breach   Nil                                                                                           emails to persons with allegations that
      of a councillor                                                                                                      It was alleged the allegations breached the Code of                recommendations provided within a Council
                                                                                                                           Conduct for Councillors in Queensland to:                          officer’s report had been in breach or in
      Applications heard by the conduct tribunal under chapter 5A, part 3, division 6 of the                               – Treat Council employees with courtesy and fairness,             potential breach of the Council’s Employee
                                                                                                Nil
      LG Act about whether a councillor engaged in misconduct or a conduct breach                                          – Have proper regard for other people’s rights, health            Code of Conduct.
                                                                                                                              and welfare,
      The total number of referral notices given to the local government under section                                     – Not use abusive or threatening language towards           B. P
                                                                                                                                                                                            ursuant to section 150AH(1)(b)(ii) and (iii) of the
                                                                                                Nil
      150AC(1) of the LG Act during the financial year                                                                        Council employees,                                           Local Government Act 2009, Council formally
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      For suspected conduct breaches the subject of a referral notice mentioned in section                                 – Strive to maintain the public’s trust and confidence in      expresses its disapproval of the inappropriate
      186(1)(g) of the LG Regulation:                                                                                         the integrity of the Council and avoid any action which      conduct engaged in by Cr Stockwell and
       – the total number of suspected conduct breaches, and                                    Nil                           may diminish its standing, authority or dignity.             orders as follows:
       – the total number of suspected conduct breaches for which an investigation was not                                                                                                a. C
                                                                                                                                                                                               r Stockwell is reprimanded for his
          started or was discontinued under section 150AEA of the LG Act                                                                                                                      inappropriate conduct; and
                                                                                                                                                                                           b. Cr Stockwell is to attend training or
      The number of decisions made by the local government under section 150AG(1) of the                                                                                                       counselling at the Councillor’s expense within
                                                                                                Nil
      LG Act during the financial year                                                                                                                                                         a period of 3 months from the date of this
                                                                                                                                                                                               order to address the Councillor’s conduct.
      The number of matters not decided by the end of financial year under section 150AG(1)
                                                                                                Nil
      of the LG Act                                                                                                                                                                     Council did not resolve that Allegation Two
                                                                                                                                                                                        amounted to inappropriate conduct.
      The average time taken by the local government in making a decision under section
                                                                                                Five months
      150AG(1) of the LG Act




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Noosa Council Annual Report 23/24