Queensland Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 171

171 Use of information by councillors

(1) A person who is, or has been, a councillor must not use information that was acquired as a councillor to—

(a) gain, directly or indirectly, a financial advantage for the person or someone else; or

(b) cause detriment to the local government.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to information that is lawfully available to the public.

(3) A councillor must not release information that the councillor knows, or should reasonably know, is information that is confidential to the local government.

Note—

Contravention of subsection (3) is misconduct that could result in disciplinary action being taken against a councillor. See sections 150L (1) (c) (iii) , 150AQ and 150AR .