Queensland Consolidated Acts

CITY OF BRISBANE ACT 2010 - SECT 177W

177W Councillor with prescribed conflict of interest or declarable conflict of interest must not influence others

(1) This section applies to a councillor who has a prescribed conflict of interest or declarable conflict of interest in a matter.

(2) The councillor must not direct, influence, attempt to influence, or discuss the matter with, another person who is participating in a decision of the council relating to the matter.

Note—

Contravention of this section is misconduct under the Local Government Act that could result in disciplinary action being taken against a councillor—see section 150L (1) (c) (iv) of that Act. Also, this section is a relevant integrity provision for the offence against section 198D —see section 198D (2) , definition relevant integrity provision .

(3) A councillor does not contravene subsection (2) solely by participating in a decision relating to the matter, including by voting on the matter, if the participation is—

(a) permitted under a decision mentioned in section 177P (3) (a) (i) or (b)(i); or

(b) approved under section 177S .

(4) A councillor does not contravene subsection (2) solely because the councillor gives the chief executive officer the following information in compliance with this division—

(a) factual information about a matter;

(b) information that is required to be given to the council about a matter, including in an application, to enable the council to decide the matter.