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Local Government Code of Conduct
Code of Conduct Framework for Tasmanian councillors
The Local Government Act 1993 (the Act), provides a local government Code of Conduct Framework (PDF 375.1KB) for Tasmanian councillors.
The framework provides a consistent, effective, and enforceable means to address councillor misconduct. The code of conduct is issued by the Minister for Local Government and applies to all Tasmanian councillors.
The code of conduct is enforced by an independent Panel which investigates and determines complaints involving alleged breaches of the Code and empowered to issue sanctions against councillors found in breach. Before proceeding to investigation, code of conduct complaints are subject to an initial assessment by a member of the Code of Conduct Panel who is an Australian Lawyer to determine whether they warrant further investigation.
Information on how to make a Code of Conduct complaint is available on the making a code of conduct complaint page.