Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022

Amendment of section 110 of Act of 2000

11. Section 110 of the Act of 2000 is amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) Where the chairperson considers, on foot of a complaint or otherwise, that an ordinary member may have failed to comply with a code of conduct adopted by the Board under section 150 or that the conduct of an ordinary member may have been such as to bring the Board into disrepute or may have been prejudicial to the effective performance by the Board of all or any one or more of its functions, he or she may in his or her absolute discretion—

(a) require the member of the Board to attend for interview and there interview the member privately, or

(b) where he or she considers it appropriate to do so, otherwise investigate the matter,

and, if he or she considers it appropriate to do so, report to the Minister the result of the interview or investigation.”,

and

(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):

“(3) Where the Minister considers that the conduct of an ordinary member may have been such as to bring the Board into disrepute or may have been prejudicial to the effective performance by the Board of all or any one or more of its functions, he or she may request the chairperson to—

(a) conduct an interview with the board member privately, or

(b) otherwise investigate the matter,

and report to the Minister the result of the interview or investigation.”.