(1) After a Councillor Conduct Panel has made a determination under section 167, the Councillor Conduct Panel must give a copy of the decision to the following—
(a) the Council;
(b) the parties to the matter;
(c) the Minister;
(d) the Principal Councillor Conduct Registrar.
(2) A copy of the decision given to the Council under subsection (1)(a) must be tabled at the next Council meeting and recorded in the minutes of that meeting.
(3) A Councillor Conduct Panel must within 28 days of making a determination give a written statement of reasons for the decision to the following—
(a) the Council;
(b) the parties to the matter;
(c) the Minister;
(d) the Principal Councillor Conduct Registrar.
(4) A statement of reasons provided in accordance with subsection (3) is taken to be a statement of reasons provided in accordance with section 46(1) of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 .
(5) A record of the decision of VCAT, made in respect of an application or review under this Division in relation to a Councillor of a Council, must be tabled at the next Council meeting and recorded in the minutes of that meeting.