183   Persons who have pecuniary interests

(cf section 443 of Local Government Act 1993)

(1)  For the purposes of this Part, a person has a pecuniary interest in a matter if the pecuniary interest is the interest of:

(a)  the person, or

(b)  another person with whom the person is associated as provided by this section.

(2)  A person is taken to have a pecuniary interest in a matter if:

(a)  the person’s spouse or de facto partner or a relative of the person, or a partner or employer of the person, has a pecuniary interest in the matter, or

(b)  the person, or a nominee, partner or employer of the person, is a member of a company or other body that has a pecuniary interest in the matter.

Note. “De facto partner” is defined in section 21C of the Interpretation Act 1987.

(3)  However, a person is not taken to have a pecuniary interest in a matter as referred to in subsection (2):

(a)  if the person is unaware of the relevant pecuniary interest of the spouse, de facto partner, relative, partner, employer or company or other body, or

(b)  just because the person is a member of, or is employed by, a council or a statutory body or is employed by the Crown, or

(c)  just because the person is a member of, or a delegate of a council to, a company or other body that has a pecuniary interest in the matter, so long as the person has no beneficial interest in any shares of the company or body.