For the purposes of this Part, a person is a close associate of a councillor or member if that person is–

(a) a body corporate of which the councillor or member is a director or a member of the governing body; or

(b) a proprietary company in which the councillor or member is a shareholder; or

(c) a public company in which the councillor or member is directly or indirectly a substantial shareholder; or

(d) a beneficiary under a trust or an object of a discretionary trust of which the councillor or member is a trustee; or

(e) a business partner of the councillor or member; or

(f) the employer or an employee of the councillor or member; or

(g) a person from whom the councillor or member has received, or might reasonably be expected to receive, a fee, commission or other reward for providing professional or other services in relation to a matter being dealt with or to be dealt with by the council, council committee, special committee, controlling authority, single authority or joint authority; or

(h) the spouse or partner of the councillor, member, councillor's son or daughter or member's son or daughter; or

(i) the son, daughter, brother, sister, mother or father of the councillor or member or of their spouse or partner.