65FDisclosure of interests

#### 65F Disclosure of interests (1) An ASDMAC member who has an interest in a matter being considered by the ASDMAC must, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the member’s knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of the ASDMAC. (2) The disclosure is to be recorded in the minutes of the meeting and unless the Minister or the ASDMAC otherwise determines, the ASDMAC member must not: (a) be present during any deliberation by the ASDMAC about that matter; or (b) take part in any decision of the ASDMAC relating to that matter. (3) For the purposes of the making of a determination by the ASDMAC under subsection (2) in relation to an ASDMAC member who has made a disclosure under subsection (1), an ASDMAC member who has an interest in the matter to which the disclosure relates must not: (a) be present during any deliberation of the ASDMAC for the purposes of making the determination; or (b) take part in the making by the ASDMAC of the determination. (4) For the purposes of this section, an ASDMAC member is taken to have an interest in a matter if, and only if: (a) the member has a material personal interest in the matter; or (b) the matter concerns a particular sport and the member participates in, or is involved in any way in the administration of, that sport; or (c) the matter concerns a particular sporting organisation and the member is a member of, or is involved in any way in the administration of, that organisation; or (d) the matter concerns a particular sporting event or sporting venue and the member is involved in any way in the administration of that event or venue; or (e) the matter concerns a particular competitor and the member is related to, or has some involvement in the affairs of, that competitor. (5) For the purposes of subsection (4), if: (a) the Agency has entered into: (i) a contract for the provision of drug testing services; or (ii) a contract for the provision of safety checking services; and (b) under the contract, the Agency has given, or could give, a request to a person to provide a sample; the person is taken to be a competitor.