Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 2008 - SECT 185

185 Declaration of interests

(1) The chief executive of a department may direct a person employed in the department to prepare and give the chief executive a statement about the employee’s interests.

(2) The statement must include the information required under a directive of the commission chief executive.

(3) Subsections (4) and (5) apply if—

(a) a change to the employee’s interests happens after the giving of the statement; and

(b) the change is of a type prescribed under a directive of the commission chief executive.

(4) The chief executive may direct the employee to give the chief executive a revised version of the statement.

(5) The revised version must—

(a) be given as soon as possible after the relevant facts about the change come to the employee’s knowledge; and

(b) comply with subsection (2) .

(6) A direction under this section may—

(a) be given whenever the chief executive considers it necessary, because of the employee’s duties and responsibilities; and

(b) require the statement, or revised version, to be given—

(i) to the chief executive or someone nominated by the chief executive; or

(ii) within a stated period or at stated intervals.

(7) For the interpretation of a reference to an interest, see section 65 (4) .