LOCAL GOVERNMENT —
ANNUAL RETURNS
725. Hon CHARLES SMITH to the Leader of the House representing the
Minister for Local Government:
I refer to the annual returns that
are being conducted in local government, with councillors being required to
provide certain information, including discretionary disclosures under section
5.87.
(1) Does the
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries regard any of the
following as a financial interest creating a financial conflict within local
government voting procedures —
(a) a financial member of a sporting
club;
(b) an associate membership of a sports
club;
(c) a close family member being a financial
member of a sports club; or
(d) acting as a patron of a sports
club?
(2) Does a person
need to disclose membership of an organisation or club if it does not fall within
the jurisdiction or bounds of the council they are a member of?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) (a)–(b)
Yes, but only if the member has a financial relationship with the club—for
example, being a club employee or being a paid member of the club's
management board.
(c) If the close
family member has a financial relationship to the club, the councillor will
have an indirect financial interest that requires disclosure.
(d) As per (a) and (b).
(2) Disclosure of financial interest
is not limited by district boundaries.