Councillor’s Code of Conduct

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All Councillors are required to uphold the statewide Code of Conduct as set down by the Minister for Local Government.

The Code sets expectations across 8 key areas:

  • Decision making
  • Conflicts of interest that are not pecuniary
  • Use of office
  • Use of resources
  • Use of information
  • Gifts and benefits
  • Relationships with community, councillors and council employees
  • Representation

Any person may make a Code of Conduct Complaint within 6 months of the alleged contravention.  A complaint must be lodged with a Statutory Declaration verifying the accuracy of the information, together with the prescribed fee.  For 2024-25 this is $93.50. If a complaint results in being upheld by the Panel, the fee will be refunded to the Complainant at the end of the process.

The below Information Sheet titled ‘Information for Complainants’ sets out who can make a complaint, what information is needed, how to lodge a complaint, the fee for making a complaint, and the process for how a complaint will be assessed, investigated and determined. 

For further information:

Making a Code of Conduct  Complaint (access Statutory Declaration here also)

 

 

 


 

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