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A Register of Interests is a record kept, usually by a
government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
body, of
financial Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and Academic discipline, discipline of money, currency, assets and Liability (financial accounting), liabilities. As a subject of study, is a field of Business administration, Business Admin ...
interests of its members. The register documents interests which may potentially unethically or unlawfully influence members' official duties. The term is in use in most
Commonwealth countries The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the British Commonwealth or simply the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which i ...
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Jurisdiction


Australia

In 2019
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
, it required "MPs to declare shares, directorships, real estate, gifts and more to demonstrate they represent their constituents without bias."


United Kingdom

The UK has had a register of interests since 1974. The UK register was reviewed and enhanced after the Cash for Questions scandal of 1994. This led to the Nolan enquiry which gave birth to the Report on Standards in Local Government. All holders of public office in the UK are bound to this code. The
Parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
ary Register has evolved in latter years a Code of Conduct, and as of 2017, had also evolved into: *Register of Members' Financial Interests *Register of Interests of Members' Secretaries and Research Assistants *Register of Journalists' Interests *Register of All-Party Parliamentary Groups


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