185Duty of officers and staff to disclose pecuniary interests

#### 185 Duty of officers and staff to disclose pecuniary interests 185 Duty of officers and staff to disclose pecuniary interests > > (1) A person who is an officer or member of staff of an Aboriginal Land Council must disclose the nature of a pecuniary interest in a matter if— > > > > > (a) the Council is considering or discussing the matter, and > > > > > (b) the person is present at a meeting of the Council, or the Board of the Council, at which the matter is being considered or discussed. > > > (2) The person must make the disclosure to the meeting as soon as practicable. > > > (3) The disclosure must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting. > > > (4) Unless the Aboriginal Land Council decides otherwise, the person must not be present at, or in sight of, the meeting of the Aboriginal Land Council— > > > > > (a) when the matter is being considered or discussed by the Council, or > > > > > (b) when the Council is voting on a question in relation to the matter. > > > (5) A person does not breach this section if the person did not know and could not reasonably be expected to have known that the matter considered or discussed was a matter in which the person had a pecuniary interest. > > **s 185:** Ins 2001 No 118, Sch 1 \[17\]. Subst 2022 No 68, Sch 3\[4\].