201D

Dishonest conduct of councillor or councillor advisor

In force

(1)

A person who is a councillor or councillor advisor must not contravene a relevant integrity provision with intent to—

(a)

dishonestly obtain a benefit for the person or someone else; or

(b)

dishonestly cause a detriment to someone else.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.

(2)

In this section—

benefit includes property, advantage, service, entertainment, the use of or access to property or facilities, and anything of benefit to a person whether or not it has any inherent or tangible value, purpose or attribute.

detriment, caused to a person, includes detriment caused to the person’s property.

relevant integrity provision—

(a)

for a councillor, means each of the following provisions—

(i)

section 201A;

(ii)

section 201B;

(iii)

section 201C;

(iv)

section 234, if the information mentioned in that section is given under section 201A, 201B or 201C; or

(b)

for a councillor advisor, means each of the following provisions—

(i)

section 201A;

(ii)

section 201B;

(iii)

section 201C;

(iv)

section 234, if the information mentioned in that section is given under section 201A, 201B or 201C.

This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum Second reading speech

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