Register of Gifts

The Shire maintains the following Register of Gifts in accordance with the Local Government Act 1995 and associated Regulations. This register is also available for inspection at the Shire’s Administration building.

The Gifts Register contains those disclosures of gifts that have been made by Councillors and the Chief Executive Officer in their official capacity, which are valued over $300 or are two or more gifts with the cumulative value over $300 (where the gifts are received from the same donor in a 12-month period).

To protect the privacy of individuals, the registers published on the website do not include the address disclosed by an individual donor and will instead include the town or suburb mentioned in the address.

The Chief Executive Officer is required to keep a record of the disclosures by way of a register, which is to be published on the Shire’s website, as well as made available for public inspection at the Shire’s Administration building.

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Electoral Gift Register

Part 5A of the Local Government (Elections) Regulations 1997 requires both candidates and donors to disclose information about any electoral related gift with a value of $200 or more that was given or promised during the disclosed period.

Disclosure must be made within 3 days of nomination, any candidate in a local government election is required to disclose any gifts received within the disclosure period prior to nomination. Candidates must disclose any gifts received in the six months prior to Election Day. Any gift received after nomination is required to be disclosed within 3 days of acceptance of the gift. The disclosure period finishes 3 days after the Election Date (for unsuccessful candidates) and on the commencement of financial interest returns for successful candidates.

The Chief Executive Officer is required to maintain an electoral gift register that details electoral gift declarations made by candidates and donors during local government elections. The register is available below, as well as made available for public inspection at the Shire Administration Civic building.

Electoral Gift Register