South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) On the hearing of
a complaint, SACAT may, if it is satisfied that a ground on which the
complaint was lodged exists and that there is proper cause for taking action
against the person to whom the complaint relates, by an order or orders do one
or more of the following:
(a)
reprimand the person (including by means of a public statement);
(b)
require the person to attend a specified course of training or instruction, to
issue an apology in a particular form or to take other steps;
(ba)
require the person to reimburse the council a specified amount (which may
include the reimbursement of the council's costs relating to investigation of
the complaint and giving effect to an order under this section);
(c)
impose a fine not exceeding $15 000 on the person;
(d)
suspend the person from any office under this Act for a period not exceeding
6 months;
(e)
disqualify the person from any office under this Act;
(f)
disqualify the person from becoming a member of a council, a council committee
or a subsidiary of a council for a period not exceeding five years.
(2) If a person is
disqualified under subsection (1)(e), the office immediately becomes
vacant.
(3) A fine imposed
under subsection (1) is payable to general revenue in accordance with an
order of SACAT.
(4) If—
(a) a
person has been found guilty of an offence; and
(b) the
circumstances of the offence form, in whole or in part, the subject matter of
the complaint,
the person is not liable to a fine under this section in respect of conduct
giving rise to the offence.