If someone lodges a complaint against a Council member or Committee member alleging they have breached a provision of Division 4 of the Code of Conduct for Council Members, Committee Members and Candidates, that complaint is required to be submitted to the Local Government Standards Panel. The Panel then determines whether the alleged breach occurred or not.

If the Panel finds that a breach did occur, the Town of Mosman Park is required to insert details of the complaint and breach into a Complaints Register.

View the Town’s Complaints Register here.

Under section 5.46 of the Local Government Act 1995 (WA), the Town is required to keep a register of all delegations.

To view the Town’s Delegations Register click here.

Candidates and electoral gift donors must disclose electoral gifts received, made or promised during the disclosure period, which runs until the day of swearing-in for successful candidates or three days after election day for unsuccessful candidates. 

All candidates are subject to the electoral gift requirements of the Local Government (Elections) Regulations 1997, including candidates who are current Council members. 
Electoral gifts need to be disclosed either –

• within 3 days of nomination if the gift is received, made or promised prior to the candidates nomination, or
• within 3 days of the gift being received, made or promised once the candidate has nominated.

A gift is an electoral gift for the purposes of the Local Government (Elections) Regulations 1997 where –

• the gift relates to the candidate’s candidature, and
• the value of the gift is $300 or more, or it is one of two or more gifts made by one person during the disclosure period with a total value of $300 or more.

Electoral gift donors are closely associated persons under the Act. Prior to accepting any electoral gifts, candidates should consider how the acceptance may affect their ability to participate in future decision-making processes.

Electoral gifts do not include the provision of volunteer labour, gifts by will, or gifts by a relative (as defined by section 5.74(1) of the Act).

To view the Town’s Electoral Gift Register click here.

The Local Government Act 1995 and Local Government Administration Regulations 1996 require local governments to publish an online Gift Register. The register must be updated within ten days of elected members, the CEO, employees and contractors disclosing the receipt of gifts or contributions to travel. Publishing the register online ensures transparency and accountability.

Under the Local Government Act 1995, elected members and the CEO must disclose all gifts they receive valued at $300 or over, unless they are excluded gifts under the Act. If the gift is one of two or more gifts made by one person to the elected member or CEO at any time during a year, the amount of the gift is the sum of the value of those two or more gifts.

Under the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996, a notifiable gift, in relation to a person who is a local government employee means —

(a)  a gift worth the threshold amount or more; or

(b)  a gift that is one of two or more gifts given to the employee by the same person within a period of one year that are in total worth the threshold amount or more.

The Town’s Code of Conduct requires employees to disclose all reportable gifts unless excluded under Clause 3.17(b) of the Code of Conduct.  Disclosures are to be entered on the Town’s Gift Register and published online.

Gift Register Elected Members and Chief Executive Officer

Current Gift Register – Employees

Gift Disclosure Information

On 29 June 2019, the Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019 came into effect. The Amendment Act recognised the unique and challenging role that Council Members have, and introduced six key reforms for the Local Government Act 1995. One of these reforms focused on providing Members with the skills and knowledge to be an effective Council Member. As such, all Councils are now required to report on training undertaken by Council Members.

Section 5.126 of the Act requires that a Council Member must complete training in accordance with Regulations. For the purposes of Section 5.126, training is detailed in Regulation 35 of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996.

Section 5.127 of the Act states:

5.127. Report on training

(1) A local government must prepare a report for each financial year on the training completed by council members in the financial year.

(2) The CEO must publish the report on the local government’s official website within 1 month after the end of the financial year to which the report relates.

The Report on Training is to list each Council Member and the training each has completed in the financial year.

To view the Town’s Elected Members Training Register for 2023/2024 click here.

To view the Town’s Elected Members Training Register for 2022/2023 click here.

To view the Town’s Elected Members Training Register for 2021/2022 click here.

The Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 regulation 29C requires a local government to include on its website –

• The name of each council member who lodged a primary return or annual return for a financial year beginning on or after 1 July 2020; and
• The position of each employee who lodged a primary or annual return for a financial year beginning on or after 1 July 2020.

Below is a list of those individuals who lodged a primary or annual return in the current financial year.

 Town of Mosman Park Lodged Primary and Annual Returns 1-7-2020 to 30-6-2021

Town of Mosman Park Lodged Primary and Annual Returns 1-7-2021 to 30-6-2022

Town of Mosman Park Lodged Primary and Annual Returns 1-7-2022 to 30-6-2023

Town of Mosman Park Lodged Primary and Annual Returns 1-7-2023 to 30-6-2024

To view the Town’s Register of Fees, Expenses and Allowances paid to Elected Members for 2020-2021 click here.

To view the Town’s Register of Fees, Expenses and Allowances paid to Elected Members for 2021-2022 click here.

To view the Town’s Register of Fees, Expenses and Allowances paid to Elected Members for 2022-2023 click here.

To view the Town’s Register of Fees, Expenses and Allowances paid to Elected Members for 2023-2024 click here.