Western Australian Current Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 5.70

5.70 .         Employees to disclose interests relating to advice or reports

        (1)         In this section —

        employee includes a person who, under a contract for services with the local government, provides advice or a report on a matter.

        (2)         An employee who has an interest in any matter in respect of which the employee is providing advice or a report directly to the council or a committee must disclose the nature of the interest when giving the advice or report.

        Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $10 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.

        (2A)         Subsection (2) applies to a CEO even if the advice or report is provided in accordance with a decision made under section 5.71B(2) or (6).

        (3)         An employee who discloses an interest under this section must, if required to do so by the council or committee, as the case may be, disclose the extent of the interest.

        Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $10 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.

        [Section 5.70 amended: No. 16 of 2019 s. 32.]