The Code of Conduct for Council Members commenced on 1 September 2013 through the Local Government (General) Variation Regulations 2013, gazetted in the Government Gazette on 22 August 2013. It requires that gifts and benefits received by Council Members be recorded on a register, which is available to be viewed by the public. For the purposes of 3.10 of the Code of Conduct, the threshold amount governing when a gift or benefit must be registered is gazetted at $50.