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Certain records and registers are available for the public to view at Council's Principle Office during ordinary business hours. In addition some of this information is made available through the website. Click on a register below for more information.

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General Conflict of Interest

A member of a council has a general conflict of interest in a matter to be discussed at a meeting of the council if an impartial, fair minded person might consider that the member's private interests might result in the member acting in a manner that is contrary to their public duty.

75B – Dealing with General Conflicts of interest

If a member of a council has a general conflict of interest in relation to a matter to be discussed at a meeting of the council, the member must deal with the interest in a transparent and accountable way and, in particular, must inform the meeting of—

(a)  the member's interest in the matter; and

(b)  whether or not the member proposes to participate in the meeting in relation to the matter; and

(c)  if the member proposes to participate in the meeting in relation to the matter—

(i)  how the member intends to deal with the general conflict of interest, including whether the member intends to vote on the matter; and

(ii)  the member's reasons for participating (and, if relevant, voting) in relation to the matter.

Material Conflict of Interest

A member of a council has a material conflict of interest in a matter to be discussed at a meeting of the council if any persons related or known to the member as per the list S75(1) would gain a benefit, or suffer a loss, (whether directly or indirectly and whether of a personal or pecuniary nature) depending on the outcome of the consideration of the matter at the meeting.

75C – Dealing with Material Conflicts of Interest

(1)     If a member of a council has a material conflict of interest in a matter to be discussed at a meeting of the council, the member must—

(a)      inform the meeting of the member's material conflict of interest in the matter; and

(b)     leave the meeting room (including any area set aside for the public) such that the member cannot view or hear any discussion or voting at the meeting and stay out of the meeting room while the matter is being discussed and voted on.

Council is required by section 132 of the Local Government Act 1999 to publish to the website a register of the gifts and benefits received by Elected Members and Council employees.

Any gift or benefit received by an Elected Member, Council employee or volunteer over the value prescribed by the Minister for Local Government must be declared to the CEO and be included in the register.

The prescribed value was determined to be $50 by the Minister (refer SA Government Gazette No. 79, 17 November 2022).

Please find the Council Member and Employee Gift and Benefits Registers below:

Under subdivision 2 Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1999, Council members are required to declare their financial and related interests by filling out a primary return (for new members) and an ordinary return (for existing or re-appointed members).
Council members are required to submit their ordinary returns to the Chief Executive Officer annually (within 60 days after 30 June each year).

The Chief Executive Officer is required to publish the Register of Interests on Council's website. A person's residential address or any other address suppressed from the Register under section 68(4)(a) of the Act must not be published and has been redacted.

A copy of the Register of Interests is available below: