Queensland Consolidated Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATION 2012 - REG 291

291 Contents of registers of interests

(1) A register of interests consists of the forms or other documents used to inform the person required to maintain the register under section 290 about an interest that must be recorded in the register under subsection (2) .

(2) The register of interests of each of the following persons must contain the financial and non-financial particulars mentioned in schedule 5 for an interest held by the person—

(a) a councillor;

(b) a chief executive officer;

(c) a councillor advisor;

(d) a senior executive employee;

(e) a person who is related to a councillor, chief executive officer, councillor advisor or senior executive employee.

(3) However, the register of interests of a person who is related to a councillor, chief executive officer, councillor advisor or senior executive employee need not include any interest that is—

(a) held jointly, or in common, with the councillor, chief executive officer, councillor advisor or senior executive employee; and

(b) included in the register of interests of the councillor, chief executive officer, councillor advisor or senior executive employee.

(4) Nothing in subsection (2) requires a register of interests to include any of the following—

(a) the number or monetary value of shares;

(b) the monetary value of an investment or interest;

(c) the full street address of land;

(d) the amount of a liability, donation or other income;

(e) the account number of, or amounts held in, accounts held with a financial institution;

(f) the monetary value of accommodation, an asset, a gift or travel.

(5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a person holds an interest if the person holds the interest alone or jointly, or in common, with another person.