Part 2 Conflicts of interests that are not pecuniary

1.   A councillor, in carrying out the councillor’s public duty, must not be unduly influenced, nor be seen to be unduly influenced, by personal or private interests that the councillor may have.

2.   A councillor must act openly and honestly in the public interest.

3.   A councillor must uphold the principles of transparency and honesty and declare actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest at any meeting of the council and at any workshop or any meeting of a body to which the councillor is appointed or nominated by the council.

4.   A councillor must act in good faith and exercise reasonable judgement to determine whether the councillor has an actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest.

5.   A councillor must avoid, and withdraw from, positions of conflict of interest as far as reasonably possible.

6.   A councillor who has an actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest in a matter before the council must –

(a) declare the conflict of interest and the nature of the interest before discussion of the matter begins; and

(b) act in good faith and exercise reasonable judgement to determine whether a reasonable person would consider that the conflict of interest requires the councillor to leave the room during any council discussion and remain out of the room until the matter is decided by the council.

7.   This Part does not apply in relation to a pecuniary interest.