Personal Interest Returns

The Local Government Act 2020 requires Councillors, members of delegated committees and key council staff to submit a record of their personal interests to the Chief Executive Officer upon commencement of their position as well as twice yearly for the duration of their position.

Declaring of personal interests is done so the public can see the shareholdings, trusts, business associations or other private interests of the people making decisions at Council. It is one way to ensure Councillors and other key people are acting in an impartial manner for the benefit of the community and not for personal gain.

An initial personal interests return must be completed within 30 days of taking the oath of affirmation (for Councillors) or appointment (for staff and members of delegated committees). Further returns must be completed twice per year for the entire period that the position is held.

Summaries of most recent Initial and Biannual Personal Interests Returns are provided below. 

Biannual Personal Interest Returns Summary(PDF, 338KB)