Public Statement of Gifts or Other Benefits

14 (1) Neither a Member nor any member of a Member’s family shall accept, directly or indirectly, any gift or other benefit, except compensation authorized by law, that might reasonably be seen to have been given to influence the Member in the exercise of a duty or function of his or her office.

(1.1) For greater certainty, subsection (1) applies to gifts or other benefits:

related to attendance at a charitable or political event; and

received from an all-party caucus established in relation to a particular subject or interest.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a Member or a member of a Member’s family may accept gifts or other benefits received as a normal expression of courtesy or protocol, or within the customary standards of hospitality that normally accompany the Member’s position.

(3) If gifts or other benefits that are related to the Member’s position are accepted under this section and have a value of $200 or more, or if the total value of all such gifts or benefits received from one source in a 12-month period is $200 or more, the Member shall, within 60 days after receiving the gifts or other benefits, or after that total value is exceeded, file with the Commissioner a statement disclosing the nature of the gifts or other benefits, their source and the circumstances under which they were given.

23. (2) Each summary is to be placed on file at the office of the Commissioner and made available for public inspection during normal business hours, and posted on the website of the Commissioner. Each summary shall also be available to the public, on request, by fax or mail.

24. (1) The summary shall:

include a copy of any statements of disclosure filed by the Member under subsections 14(3), 15(1) and 21(3).