Financial Interest Register

In accordance with the Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019,  the legislation requires the entire Register of Financial Interests to be published on the local government's website.

5.88 Register of financial interests

      (1)     A CEO is to keep a register of financial interests.

      (2)     The register is to contain — 

                  (a)     the returns lodged under section 5.75 and 5.76; and

                  (b)     a record of the disclosures made under sections 5.65, 5.70, 5.71 and 5.71A,

               and be in the form that is prescribed (if any).

      (3)   As soon as is practicable after a person ceases to be a person who is required under section 5.75 or 5.76 to lodge a return, the CEO is to                   remove from the register all returns relating to that person.

      (4)  Returns lodged under section 5.75 or 5.76 and removed from the register under subsection (3) are to be kept by the CEO for a period of at                  least 5 years after the person who lodged the return ceased to be a council member or designated employee.

               [Section 5.88 amended: No. 16 of 2019 s. 39(1).]