2022 Councillor Conduct Register

Date of Complaint	Name of Councillor*	Summary of Complaint	Type of Alleged Conduct	Referred to for decision	Date of Decision	Decision	Reasons for Decision
12 January 2022	Not included pursuant to s150DZ	It was alleged that a Councillor’s post to their personal social media site was disrespectful to members of the community regarding their views on vaccination.	Inappropriate conduct or misconduct	OIA	19 January 2022	Dismissed	The OIA dismissed this matter pursuant to section 150X(a)(ii) of the Local Government Act 2009, on the basis that the conduct does not reach the threshold of inappropriate conduct or misconduct.
18 January 2022	Not included pursuant to s150DZ	It is alleged that Councillors mismanaged a local waterway.	Inappropriate conduct or misconduct	OIA	25 January 2022	Dismissed	The OIA dismissed this matter pursuant to section 150X(a)(ii) of the Local Government Act 2009 (the Act) as the complaint does not raise a reasonable suspicion of inappropriate conduct or misconduct of a councillor. The matters identified in the complaint are not about Councillor conduct but administrative actions of Council, and other agencies, and therefore do not come under the jurisdiction of the OIA.
22 March 2022	Not included pursuant to s150DZ	It is alleged a Councillor had engaged in inappropriate conduct at a council event. It is alleged a councillor had engaged in inappropriate conduct at a council event.	Inappropriate conduct or misconduct	OIA	4 April 2022	Dismissed	The OIA dismissed this matter pursuant to section 150X(a)(ii) of the Local Government Act 2009 as the conduct does not raise a reasonable suspicion of inappropriate conduct or misconduct within the meaning of the Act.
6 April 2022	Not included pursuant to s150DZ	It was alleged a Councillor made a misleading statement in a meeting about a project.	Inappropriate conduct or misconduct	OIA	9 May 2022	Dismissed	The OIA dismissed this matter pursuant to section 150X(c)(ii) of the Local Government Act 2009 as further dealing with the complaint would be an unjustifiable use of resources. This decision was made given the relatively minor nature of the comments and the fact that their import could be open to interpretation.
20 April 2022	Not included pursuant to s150DZ	It is alleged a councillor engaged in inappropriate conduct when the Councillor made an announcement in a newsletter about a traffic issue in the councillor’s division.	Inappropriate conduct or misconduct	OIA	11 May 2022	Dismissed	The OIA dismissed this matter pursuant to section 150X(a)(ii) of the Local Government Act 2009 as the conduct does not raise a reasonable suspicion of inappropriate conduct or misconduct.
28 August 2022	Not included pursuant to s150DZ	It is alleged a Councillor engaged in inappropriate conduct when the Councillor refused to disclose to a resident details of confidential discussions in relation to a council decision.	Inappropriate conduct or misconduct	OIA	12 September 2022	Dismissed	The OIA dismissed this matter pursuant to section 150X(a)(ii) of the Local Government Act 2009 (the Act) as the conduct does not raise a reasonable suspicion of inappropriate conduct or misconduct.

* Only to be included if the local government or conduct tribunal decided that the Councillor engaged in inappropriate conduct or misconduct, or where the Councillor agrees to their name being included in the register (Section 150DY(3) Local Government Act 2009)