Registers

The Gifts Register records disclosures made by Elected Members, the Chief Executive Officer and Employees on gifts offered in their official capacity.

The Local Government Act 1995 (sections 5.87A and 5.87B) requires Elected Members and the Chief Executive Officer to disclose within 10 days of receipt gifts which are:

valued over $300, or
two or more gifts with a cumulative value over $300 (where the gifts are received from the same donor in a 12-month period).

Employees are required to disclose within 10 days of receipt gifts which are:

valued between $50 and $300, or
two or more gifts with a cumulative value between $50 and $300 (where gifts are received from the same donor in a six-month period).

Regulation 34B of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 prohibits gifts over the value of $300 for employees.

A gift valued less than $50 may be accepted and need not be disclosed.

Download the latest copy of the City's Gifts Register.

During election periods, candidates are required to disclose the receipt or donation of a gift, where the gift is worth more than $300. The 2025 Local Government Election period commenced on 18 April 2025.

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 must be disclosed:

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

A gift is an electoral gift if:

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.

To disclose a gift, submit a completed Electoral Gift Disclosure Form to ceo@subiaco.wa.gov.au in accordance with the above requirements.

Details of these gifts are kept in a register which is maintained by the City for the duration of the election period and, should a candidate be successful, until their term of office has expired. Gift disclosures by unsuccesful candidates will be removed from the Electoral Gifts Register after the election date.

Download the latest copy of the City's Electoral Gifts Register

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 City of Subiaco is required to insert details of the complaint and breach into a Complaints Register.

Download the latest copy of the City's Complaints Register.

Section 5.75 of the Local Government Act 1995 requires Elected Members, the Chief Executive Officer and officers with delegated authority to complete a primary return within three months of their start date at the City.

Section 5.76 of the Local Government Act 1995 requires those relevant persons who have submitted a primary return to update their returns yearly by submitting an annual return.

A list of the Elected Members and City officers who have submitted a primary or annual return since the beginning of the 2020/21 financial year is required to be published on each local government's website.

Download the latest copy of the City's Primary and Annual Return Register.

Council is committed to the professional development of Elected Members to ensure they have the required training to understand and carry out their role.

Newly elected members are required to complete the Council Member Essentials Compulsory Training courses within 12 months of being elected, as per section 5.126 of the Local Government Act 1995.

Annual report of training for Elected Members

Local governments are required to prepare a report for each financial year detailing the training completed by elected members within that financial year. Click on the link below to view the training completed for the last financial year.

Annual report of training for Elected Members for year ended 30 June 2025
Annual report of training for Elected Members for year ended 30 June 2024
Annual report of training for Elected Members for year ended 30 June 2023
Annual report of training for Elected Members for year ended 30 June 2022
Annual report of training for Elected Members for year ended 30 June 2021
Annual report of training for Elected Members year ended 30 June 2020

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