sec.201AObligation of councillor or councillor advisor to inform chief executive officer of particulars of interests at start of term or on appointment

### sec.201A Obligation of councillor or councillor advisor to inform chief executive officer of particulars of interests at start of term or on appointment This section applies if— a councillor, at the start of the councillor’s term, has an interest that must, under a regulation, be recorded in a register of interests for the councillor or a person who is related to the councillor; or a councillor advisor, when the advisor is appointed, has an interest that must, under a regulation, be recorded in a register of interests for the advisor or a person who is related to the advisor. The councillor or councillor advisor must, in the approved form, inform the chief executive officer of the particulars required to be included in a register of interests under a regulation within 30 days after the day the councillor’s term starts or the advisor is appointed. Contravention of this section by a councillor is misconduct that could result in disciplinary action being taken against the councillor—see section 150L (1) (c) (iii) . Also, this section is a relevant integrity provision for the offence against section 201D —see section 201D (2) , definition relevant integrity provision . A person is related to a councillor if— the person is the councillor’s spouse; or the person is totally or substantially dependent on the councillor and— the person is the councillor’s child; or the person’s affairs are so closely connected with the affairs of the councillor that a benefit derived by the person, or a substantial part of it, could pass to the councillor. A person is related to a councillor advisor if— the person is the advisor’s spouse; or the person is totally or substantially dependent on the advisor and— the person is the advisor’s child; or the person’s affairs are so closely connected with the affairs of the advisor that a benefit derived by the person, or a substantial part of it, could pass to the advisor. s 201A prev s 201A ins 2009 No. 48 s 160 om 2012 No. 33 s 143 pres s 201A ins 2020 No. 20 s 119 amd 2023 No. 30 s 119 sch 1 (sec.201A-ssec.1) This section applies if— a councillor, at the start of the councillor’s term, has an interest that must, under a regulation, be recorded in a register of interests for the councillor or a person who is related to the councillor; or a councillor advisor, when the advisor is appointed, has an interest that must, under a regulation, be recorded in a register of interests for the advisor or a person who is related to the advisor. (sec.201A-ssec.2) The councillor or councillor advisor must, in the approved form, inform the chief executive officer of the particulars required to be included in a register of interests under a regulation within 30 days after the day the councillor’s term starts or the advisor is appointed. Contravention of this section by a councillor is misconduct that could result in disciplinary action being taken against the councillor—see section 150L (1) (c) (iii) . Also, this section is a relevant integrity provision for the offence against section 201D —see section 201D (2) , definition relevant integrity provision . (sec.201A-ssec.3) A person is related to a councillor if— the person is the councillor’s spouse; or the person is totally or substantially dependent on the councillor and— the person is the councillor’s child; or the person’s affairs are so closely connected with the affairs of the councillor that a benefit derived by the person, or a substantial part of it, could pass to the councillor. (sec.201A-ssec.4) A person is related to a councillor advisor if— the person is the advisor’s spouse; or the person is totally or substantially dependent on the advisor and— the person is the advisor’s child; or the person’s affairs are so closely connected with the affairs of the advisor that a benefit derived by the person, or a substantial part of it, could pass to the advisor. - (a) a councillor, at the start of the councillor’s term, has an interest that must, under a regulation, be recorded in a register of interests for the councillor or a person who is related to the councillor; or - (b) a councillor advisor, when the advisor is appointed, has an interest that must, under a regulation, be recorded in a register of interests for the advisor or a person who is related to the advisor. - (a) the person is the councillor’s spouse; or - (b) the person is totally or substantially dependent on the councillor and— (i) the person is the councillor’s child; or (ii) the person’s affairs are so closely connected with the affairs of the councillor that a benefit derived by the person, or a substantial part of it, could pass to the councillor. - (i) the person is the councillor’s child; or - (ii) the person’s affairs are so closely connected with the affairs of the councillor that a benefit derived by the person, or a substantial part of it, could pass to the councillor. - (i) the person is the councillor’s child; or - (ii) the person’s affairs are so closely connected with the affairs of the councillor that a benefit derived by the person, or a substantial part of it, could pass to the councillor. - (a) the person is the advisor’s spouse; or - (b) the person is totally or substantially dependent on the advisor and— (i) the person is the advisor’s child; or (ii) the person’s affairs are so closely connected with the affairs of the advisor that a benefit derived by the person, or a substantial part of it, could pass to the advisor. - (i) the person is the advisor’s child; or - (ii) the person’s affairs are so closely connected with the affairs of the advisor that a benefit derived by the person, or a substantial part of it, could pass to the advisor. - (i) the person is the advisor’s child; or - (ii) the person’s affairs are so closely connected with the affairs of the advisor that a benefit derived by the person, or a substantial part of it, could pass to the advisor.