Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT - SECT 73

Conflict of interest

73. Conflict of interest

(1) A member has a conflict of interest in a question arising for decision by the council, local board or council committee if the member or an associate of the member has a personal or financial interest in how the question is decided.

(2) This section does not apply if the interest is:

(a) an interest in a question about the level of allowances or expenses to be set for members; or

(b) an interest that the member or associate shares in common with the general public or a substantial section of the public; or

(c) an interest as an elector or ratepayer that the member or associate shares in common with other electors or ratepayers; or

(d) an interest that the member or an associate has in a non-profit body or association; or

(e) an interest of the member or an associate:

(i) in appointment or nomination for appointment to a body with predominantly charitable objects; or

(ii) in payment or reimbursement of membership fees, or expenses related to membership, in such a body; or

(f) an interest so remote or insignificant that it could not reasonably be regarded as likely to influence a decision.



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