Local Government Act 2019

(b) the staff member has a personal or financial interest in a matter in regard to which the member is required or authorised to act or give advice; and

(i) if the staff member is the chief executive – to the local government subsidiary; or

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

(b) the staff member has a personal or financial interest in a matter in regard to which the member is required or authorised to act or give advice; and

(c) the staff member acts in the matter in a way other than as authorised by the chief executive or the local government subsidiary under subsection (5) (as the case requires).

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

(3) An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.

(4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) or (2) if the defendant was unaware of the personal or financial interest.

(a) provide authorisation, on any conditions it considers appropriate, to the chief executive; and

(b) authorise the chief executive to provide authorisation, on any conditions the chief executive considers appropriate, to a staff member.

(6) The local government subsidiary provides the authorisation under subsection (5):

(a) for a local government subsidiary with one constituent council – by resolution of the constituent council; or

(b) for a local government subsidiary with more than one constituent council – by resolution of the local government subsidiary.

staff member includes:

(a) a person who is not an employee but works for, or provides services to, the local government subsidiary on a contract basis; or

(b) a person who works for the local government subsidiary under an arrangement with a labour hire agency; or

(c) a person acting under powers of the local government subsidiary conferred by delegation.