Declaration of interests
80 Declaration of interests
This section applies to the integrity commissioner on appointment.
Note—Appointment includes reappointment. See the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, schedule 1, definition appoint.
The integrity commissioner must, within 1 month, give the Speaker a statement setting out the information mentioned in subsection (3) in relation to—
the interests of the integrity commissioner; and
the interests of each person who is a related person in relation to the integrity commissioner.
Note—See section 10(2) for the meaning of a reference to an interest.
The information to be set out in the statement is the information that would be required to be disclosed under the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001, section 69B if the integrity commissioner were a member of the Legislative Assembly.
Subsections (5) and (6) apply if, after the giving of the statement—
there is a change in the interests mentioned in subsection (2); and
the change is of a type that would have been required to be disclosed under the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001, section 69B if the integrity commissioner were a member of the Legislative Assembly.
The integrity commissioner must give the Speaker a revised statement.
The revised statement must—
be given as soon as possible after the relevant facts about the change come to the integrity commissioner’s knowledge; and
comply with subsection (3).
The Speaker must, if asked, give a copy of the latest statement to—
the Premier; or
the leader of a political party represented in the Legislative Assembly; or
the Crime and Corruption Commission; or
a member of the parliamentary committee.
The Speaker must, if asked, give a copy of the part of the latest statement that relates only to the integrity commissioner to another member of the Legislative Assembly.
A member of the Legislative Assembly may, by writing given to the Speaker, allege that the integrity commissioner has not complied with the requirements of this section.
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