LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 5.69A

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 5.69A

5.69A .         Minister may exempt committee members from disclosure requirements

        (1)         A council or a CEO may apply to the Minister to exempt the members of a committee from some or all of the provisions of this Subdivision relating to the disclosure of interests by committee members.

        (2)         An application under subsection (1) is to include —

            (a)         the name of the committee, details of the function of the committee and the reasons why the exemption is sought; and

            (b)         any other information required by the Minister for the purposes of the application.

        (3)         On an application under this section the Minister may grant the exemption, on any conditions determined by the Minister, if the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the interests of the electors or ratepayers to do so.

        (4)         A person must not contravene a condition imposed by the Minister under this section.

        Penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.

        [Section 5.69A inserted: No. 64 of 1998 s. 34(1).]