Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to all local government employees, including the chief executive officer.
(2) A local government employee includes—
(a) an employee of a corporate entity; and
(b) a contractor of the local government; and
(c) a type of person prescribed under a regulation.
(3) A local government employee must not ask for, or accept, a fee or other benefit for doing something as a local government employee.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an employee of a corporate entity—500 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment; or
(b) for any other local government employee—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(4) However, subsection (3) does not apply to—
(a) remuneration paid by the local government; or
(b) a benefit that has only a nominal value.
(5) A local government employee must not unlawfully destroy or damage property of the local government.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.