Councillor Conduct

Record of Information

As per section 5.96C of the Local Government Act 1995, the CEO must maintain a record of information about all complaints that result in a finding that a breach has occurred, including Code of Conduct behaviour breaches, conduct breaches and specified breaches.

Complaint Register from 1 January 2026

Date	Name	Breach Type	Resolution
16 March 2026 Ordinary Council Meeting	Cr Kim Glisenti	Code of Conduct, clause 9(b)	Substantiated Under Regulation 12 of the Local Government (Model Code of Conduct) Regulations 2021, the Council required Cr Glisenti to make a public apology.
20 April 2026 Ordinary Council Meeting	President Coales	Code of Conduct, clause 10(d)	Substantiated. Under Regulation 12 of the Local Government (Model Code of Conduct) Regulations 2021, the Council required President Coales to make a public apology.
20 April 2026 Ordinary Council Meeting	Cr Kim Glisenti	Code of Conduct, clause 8(1)(a), clause 9(d)	Substantiated. No further action taken.
20 April 2026 Ordinary Council Meeting	President Coales	Code of Conduct, clause 9(c)	Substantiated. Under Regulation 12 of the Local Government (Model Code of Conduct) Regulations 2021, the Council required President Coales to make a public apology.
3 August 2026 Local Government Adjudicator - 2026-01059	President Coales	Local Government (Model Code of Conduct) Regulations 2021 (WA) schedule 1 rule 18	Breach. No sanction imposed.

Click here for the Complaint Register prior to 1 January 2026

Adverse findings of the Local Government Adjudicator or the State Administrative Tribunal

Findings of the Local Government Adjudicator or the State Administrative Tribunal from 1 January 2026 onwards can be found on the Local Government Inspector website.

You can view adverse findings by the Local Government Standards Panel or the State Administrative Tribunal prior to 1 January 2026 on the Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety website.