73Offences for conflict of interest

73 Offences for conflict of interest (b) the staff member has a personal or financial interest in a matter in regard to which the member is required or authorised to act or give advice; and

Local Government Act 2019 48 (c) the member does not disclose the interest: (i) if the staff member is the chief executive – to the local government subsidiary; or (ii) in any other case – to the chief executive. (b) the staff member has a personal or financial interest in a matter in regard to which the member is required or authorised to act or give advice; and (c) the staff member acts in the matter in a way other than as authorised by the chief executive or the local government subsidiary under subsection (5) (as the case requires). subsection (1) or (2) if the defendant was unaware of the personal or financial interest. (5) The local government subsidiary may: (a) provide authorisation, on any conditions it considers appropriate, to the chief executive; and (b) authorise the chief executive to provide authorisation, on any conditions the chief executive considers appropriate, to a staff member. (6) The local government subsidiary provides the authorisation under subsection (5): (a) for a local government subsidiary with one constituent council – by resolution of the constituent council; or (b) for a local government subsidiary with more than one constituent council – by resolution of the local government

Local Government Act 2019 49 (7) In this section: (a) a person who is not an employee but works for, or provides services to, the local government subsidiary on a contract basis; or (b) a person who works for the local government subsidiary under an arrangement with a labour hire agency; or (c) a person acting under powers of the local government subsidiary conferred by delegation.