Obligation of councillor or councillor advisor to inform chief executive officer of particulars of interests at start of term or on appointment
201A Obligation of councillor or councillor advisor to inform chief executive officer of particulars of interests at start of term or on appointment
This section applies if—
a councillor, at the start of the councillor’s term, has an interest that must, under a regulation, be recorded in a register of interests for the councillor or a person who is related to the councillor; or
a councillor advisor, when the advisor is appointed, has an interest that must, under a regulation, be recorded in a register of interests for the advisor or a person who is related to the advisor.
The councillor or councillor advisor must, in the approved form, inform the chief executive officer of the particulars required to be included in a register of interests under a regulation within 30 days after the day the councillor’s term starts or the advisor is appointed.
Note—
Contravention of this section by a councillor is misconduct that could result in disciplinary action being taken against the councillor—see section 150L(1)(c)(iii). Also, this section is a relevant integrity provision for the offence against section 201D—see section 201D(2), definition relevant integrity provision.
A person is related to a councillor if—
the person is the councillor’s spouse; or
the person is totally or substantially dependent on the councillor and—
the person is the councillor’s child; or
the person’s affairs are so closely connected with the affairs of the councillor that a benefit derived by the person, or a substantial part of it, could pass to the councillor.
A person is related to a councillor advisor if—
the person is the advisor’s spouse; or
the person is totally or substantially dependent on the advisor and—
the person is the advisor’s child; or
the person’s affairs are so closely connected with the affairs of the advisor that a benefit derived by the person, or a substantial part of it, could pass to the advisor.
This provision refers to the regulations (a regulation
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This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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