Gifts and Contributions to Travel 

Elected Members and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)of all Local Governments in Western Australia are required to disclose gifts in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1995 and its subsidiary legislation, to promote transparency and accountability.  Gifts received with a value over $300 and received in their capacity as Elected Members or CEO, are to be disclosed and included on a publicly available register.

Electoral gifts register for the 2026 Local Government Election

The Town maintains an electoral gift register that details certain information of electoral gift declarations made by candidates during local government elections. Following each election, any declarations made by unsuccessful candidates are removed from the register. Any declarations made by candidates that are successful in being elected to Office, are maintained in the register for the term relating to that election.

Learn more about the 2026 Local Government election here. 

The Town's Register of Gifts (Elected Members and CEO) can be viewed here.

Under the Town of Port Hedland's Code of Conduct, all employees are required to disclose the receipt of a gift to the CEO within 10 days. 

Gift disclosures made by employees for a notifiable gift received from a person, who is undertaking or seeking to undertake an activity involving a local government discretion, will be published on the Town's website. 

The Town's Register of Gifts (Employees) can be viewed here.

Prior to the amendments to the Local Government Act 1995 that came into effect in October 2019, Local Governments were required to maintain a register of gifts and travel contributions received by Councillors and relevant employees.  This register in now redundant but is required to remain publicly available.

The Town's Register of Gifts to September 2023 can be viewed here.

If you have any questions about the register, please contact the Town's Governance Team on (08) 9158 9300. 

All Town of Port Hedland documents are available to the community upon request and in alternative formats if required, including hard copy in standard and large print, electronic format, audio format on CD or USB, or via email.