Commencing on 1st October 2008 any applicant of a Development Application or person making a submission on a Development Application, Environmental Plan or Development Control Plan is required to disclose any political donations or gifts.

This includes any political donations or gifts made within the previous 2 years when making a planning application and also any made during the period the planning application is being considered prior to it being determined.

These include:
i)    all reportable political donations made to any local councillor of the Council; and
ii)    all gifts made to any local councillor or employee of that council.

A reportable political donation made to a local councillor of any local council includes any donation made at the time the person was a candidate for election to the council.

Disclosure Statement forms and further information is available from Council’s Administration office, 21 Auburn Street Moree or can be downloaded from the Council website www.mpsc.nsw.gov.au.

Disclosure of Political Donations and Gifts Where Council is approval Authority
Nsw Government Department of Planning Disclosure of Political Donations and Gifts