Circular Details Previous Circular Who should read this Contact Action required 14-02 / 4 February 2014 / A361544 12-45 - The New Model Code Framework – 19 December 2012 General Managers / Complaints Coordinators Council Governance Team, 4428 4100 Complaints Coordinators to Implement Strengthening local government Approval of the Internal Audit Bureau as an alternative provider of conduct reviewers What’s new or changing • As Chief Executive of the Division of Local Government, and in accordance with clause 6.2(b) of the Procedures for the Administration of the Model Code of Conduct for Local Councils in NSW, I have approved the Internal Audit Bureau (IAB) as an alternative provider of conduct reviewers. What this will mean for your council • General Managers should bring this circular to the attention of their council’s complaints coordinator and any alternate complaints coordinators. • Complaints coordinators may refer code of conduct complaints about councillors or the General Manager to a conduct reviewer selected from a panel established by the IAB as an alternative to referring the complaint to a conduct reviewer selected from the council’s panel. • Referrals to the IAB should be made through Mr Shane Boyd or Ms Elaine Brus. Contact details for Mr Boyd and Ms Brus are as follows: Mr Shane Boyd Director Email: [email protected] Telephone: 9261 9107 Mobile: 0423 024 949 Ms Elaine Brus Associate Director Email: [email protected] Telephone: 9261 9101 Mobile: 0417 280 470 Key points • Clause 6.2(b) of the Model Code Procedures allows complaints coordinators to refer code of conduct complaints to a conduct reviewer selected from a panel of conduct reviewers established by an organisation approved by the Chief Executive as an alternative to referral to the panel established by the council. • The Chief Executive’s decision to give approval to the IAB under clause 6.2(b) provides all councils with access to an alternative pool of conduct reviewers. Division of Local Government 5 O’Keefe Avenue NOWRA NSW 2541 Locked Bag 3015 NOWRA NSW 2541 T 02 4428 4100 F 02 4428 4199 TTY 02 4428 4209 E [email protected] W www.dlg.nsw.gov.au ABN 99 567 863 195 2 Where to go for further information • Further information is available by contacting the Division’s Council Governance Team. Ross Woodward Chief Executive, Local Government A Division of the Department of Premier and Cabinet