Returns Register

The Local Government Act 1995 requires elected members and employees to make decisions in the best interests of the community and decision-making must be transparent, accountable and free from bias or conflicts of interest. In view of this, elected members and employees (with delegated authority) must disclose certain personal information when they commence and every subsequent year while either elected or employed at the Shire of Carnamah. These disclosures are called Primary Returns and Annual Returns.

A primary return is a snapshot of personal financial information as it exists upon the relevant person’s start date and must be lodged within three months of the start date.

An annual return retrospectively discloses any changes to the information previously disclosed in the primary return or new interests accumulated for the period since completing the primary return or last annual return and must be lodged no later than 31 August in any year.

In accordance with the Local Government Act 1995 and the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 local governments are required to publish a list of elected members (by name) and employees (by position) that lodged a primary return and annual return for each financial year, commencing after 1 July 2020.

Access the Registers by clicking on the below links:

Register of Lodged and Primary Annual Returns – Elected Members