67. Are there provisions for conflict of interests for candidates and/or elected officials?

Australia

Australia

Answer
Yes
Source

'Codes of conduct in Australian and selected overseas parliaments'  Deirdre McKeown, 18 September 2012

http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/library/prspub/YU1T6/upload_binary/YU1T6.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf

Comment

Conflicts of interest for Federal elected officials are covered by Codes of Conduct which include: 

Ministerial code of conduct
Post-separation employment
Members of parliament code of conduct
Parliamentary Integrity Commissioner
Register of interests
Lobbying code of conduct and register of lobbyists

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