Newcastle councillor Kath Elliott can resume her civic duties after the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal granted her a stay of proceedings pending her appeal against suspension.
The suspension now will not take effect until her appeal is heard.
Cr Elliott is seeking re-election on December 4 as part of the Newcastle Independents alliance.
OLG coordinator general Kiersten Fishburn found last month that Cr Elliott had provided to the media confidential details of at least 12 code-of-conduct complaints about herself, excerpts of transcripts of interviews of identified individuals, her own submissions in relation to a number of conduct complaints and information that identified complainants.
The Newcastle Herald reported last year that an external workplace consultant had found Cr Elliott committed a "serious breach" in verbally abusing chief executive officer Jeremy Bath during a council workshop.
Mr Bath told investigators Cr Elliott's verbal spray was "one of the most spectacular dressing downs I've ever received in my corporate life".
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