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Local Government Act 2002

Governance and management of local authorities and community boards - Register of members’ pecuniary interests

54C: Members to make pecuniary interest returns

You could also call this:

“Members must report their money-related interests to be open and honest”

You need to tell people about your money interests if you’re a member of certain groups. This is called making a pecuniary interest return. You have to do this for the 12 months before each date when you need to make a return.

You need to make these returns by certain dates. The first one is 120 days after you start your job. After that, you need to do it by the last day of February each year.

When you make a return, you have to give it to someone called the Registrar. The return needs to include specific information, which you can find in other parts of the law.

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“Making sure your money interests report is right and fixing any mistakes”

Part 4 Governance and management of local authorities and community boards
Register of members’ pecuniary interests

54CMembers to make pecuniary interest returns

  1. A member described in section 54A(1)(a), (b), or (c) must make a pecuniary interest return containing the information specified in sections 54E and 54F in respect of the 12-month period that ended on the day that is 1 month before each date specified for the return in subsection (2).

  2. The member must make the pecuniary interest return by the following dates:

  3. the day that is 120 days after the date on which the member comes into office under section 115 of the Local Electoral Act 2001:
    1. the last day of February in each subsequent year.

      1. The member must make the return by providing it to the Registrar.

      Notes
      • Section 54C: inserted, on , by section 4 of the Local Government (Pecuniary Interests Register) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 24).
      • Section 54C(1): amended, on , by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).