Obligation of councillor or councillor advisor to correct register of interests
201B Obligation of councillor or councillor advisor to correct register of interests
This section applies if—
a councillor or councillor advisor, or a person who is related to the councillor or councillor advisor, acquires an interest that must be, but is not, recorded in a register of interests under a regulation; or
there is a change to the particulars required to be included in a register of interests under a regulation for—
a councillor or councillor advisor; or
a person who is related to the councillor or 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 for the new interest or the change to the particulars within 30 days after the interest is acquired or the change happens.
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.
This provision refers to the regulations (a regulation
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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