AAP General News (Australia)
02-19-2008
Qld: Govt moves to eliminate conflicts of interest
Public servants elected to councils in Queensland .. will be forced to quit their public
sector jobs .. under new requirements set by the state government.
Queensland Local Government Minister WARREN PITT says cabinet has approved new requirements
to prevent conflicts of interest in local government.
Public servants will have to resign if they're elected as a mayor and earn more than
69-thousand dollars .. or a councillor on more than 60-thousand.
The new requirements come ahead of the March 15 local government elections across Queensland.
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KEYWORD: COUNCILS (BRISBANE)
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