Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), a Councillor must not accept, directly or indirectly, a gift for the benefit of the Councillor the amount or value of which is equal to or exceeds the gift disclosure threshold unless—
(a) the name and address of the person making the gift are known to the Councillor; or
(b) at the time when the gift is made—
(i) the Councillor is given the name and address of the person making the gift; and
(ii) the Councillor reasonably believes that the name and address so given are the true name and address of the person making the gift.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
(2) If the name and address of the person making the gift are not known to the Councillor for whose benefit the gift is intended, the Councillor is not in breach of subsection (1) if the Councillor disposes of the gift to the Council within 30 days of the gift being received.
(3) In addition to the penalty specified in subsection (1), a Councillor who is found guilty of a breach of that subsection must pay to the Council the amount or value of the gift accepted in contravention of that subsection.