Greg Warren MPLocal councillors could face longer suspensions, fines in review of code of conduct
Below is an extract by Jake McCallum NewsLocal State Political Reporter | The Daily Telegraph
Councillors could face harsh new penalties for behaving badly on ratepayers dime under a review of code of conduct laws. See how they could be punished.
Councillors behaving badly, beware — you could be slapped with tougher new sanctions including extended pay freezes and suspension from office over code of conduct breaches under a proposal by Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock.
On Friday, the Minister released the councillor accountability consultation paper, which calls for feedback on a series of changes proposed for dealing with complaints.
Ms Hancock told NewsLocal her “number one goal” would be to address lengthy review times of alleged breaches.