South Australian Current Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 265

265—Hearing by SACAT

        (1)         On the lodging of a complaint, SACAT may conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining whether a ground on which the complaint was lodged exists.

        (2)         Without limiting the powers under the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 of SACAT, SACAT may during the hearing—

            (a)         allow an adjournment to enable the Ombudsman, the Independent Commission Against Corruption or another person or body to investigate or further investigate matters to which the complaint relates; and

            (b)         allow the modification of the complaint or additional allegations to be included in the complaint subject to any conditions as to adjournment and notice to parties and other conditions that SACAT may think fit to impose.

        (3)         SACAT may at any time dismiss a complaint if it considers—

            (a)         that the matter is frivolous or vexatious; or

            (b)         that the matter raised in the complaint is trivial; or

            (c)         that the complainant does not have a sufficient interest in the matter to which the complaint relates; or

            (d)         that there is some other good reason for not allowing the matter to proceed under this Part.