Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if a councillor of a local government has a conflict of interest, or could reasonably be taken to have a conflict of interest, in an issue being considered or to be considered at a meeting of the local government or any of its committees.
(2) For subsection (1), a councillor has a conflict of interest in an issue if there is a conflict between the councillor's private interest and the honest performance of the councillor's role of serving the public interest.
(3) The councillor must declare the conflict of interest to the meeting.
(4) The local government must ensure the declaration is recorded in the minutes for the meeting.
(5) The record must include--
(a) the nature of the conflict of interest as described by the councillor; and
(b) how the councillor dealt with the conflict of interest; and
(c) if the councillor voted on the issue--how the councillor voted.
(6) In this section--
conflict of interest, for a councillor in an issue, does not include a conflict of interest arising out of a material personal interest the councillor has in the issue.
private interest includes both pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests, and may include having received a donation to be used for electoral purposes.