Disclosure Requirements

By law, you must disclose any gifts or donations when you lodge a Development Application (DA) or a Planning Proposal (PP). This applies for gifts to Councillors, political party or elected group, and to Council employees or approved contractors. You must also disclose them when you submit a public objection or support for a DA or PP.

Donations or gifts to a councillor, political party or group, at the time they were a candidate for election must also be disclosed.

Reportable donations and gifts must be disclosed. They cover the two years before the application or submission, up until the DA/PP is determined by Council.

If the gift or donation was made after the DA/PP or submission was lodged it needs to be disclosed within seven days.

If you need to disclose any gifts or donations, please complete and submit the Political Donations and Gifts Disclosure Statement. Do this at the same time you submit your DA/PP or public submission.
 

Public Information

Council must keep the DA/PP gift and donation disclosure statements submitted.

Council must make the disclosures public after a request for access to information is made. This is In accordance to the Government Information (Public Access) Regulation 2009.