Parliamentary (Disclosure of Interests) Act 1996
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14 Gifts
(1) [Section 14 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 41 of 2017, s. 13, Applied:01 Dec 2017] A Member is not required to disclose any gift received by the Member or a spouse of the Member, if –
(a) the amount of the gift did not exceed $500 unless –
(i) the gift was one of 2 or more gifts given by one person during the annual return period; and
(ii) the amount of those 2 or more gifts exceeded, in the aggregate, $500; or
(b) the donor was a relative of the Member; or
(c) the gift was given in a personal capacity and could not reasonably be perceived to have been given in relation to the Member's role or duties.
(2) The amount of a gift comprising property that is not money is taken to be an amount equal to the value of the property.