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Corrective Services Act 2006
sec.242HDisclosure of interests
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### sec.242H Disclosure of interests
This section applies to a board member if—
the board member has an interest in an issue being considered, or about to be considered, by the parole board; and
the interest conflicts or may conflict with the proper performance of the board member’s duties about the consideration of the issue.
As soon as practicable after the relevant facts come to the board member’s knowledge, the member must disclose the nature of the interest to—
the president; or
if the member is the president, a deputy president.
The disclosure must be recorded in the parole board’s minutes.
Unless the president, or deputy president, to whom the disclosure was made otherwise decides, the board member must not—
be present when the parole board considers the issue; or
take part in a decision of the parole board about the issue.
A contravention of this section does not invalidate any decision of the parole board.
However, if the parole board becomes aware a board member contravened this section, the board must reconsider any decision made by the board in which the member took part in contravention of this section.
s 242H ins 2017 No. 15 s 12
(sec.242H-ssec.1) This section applies to a board member if— the board member has an interest in an issue being considered, or about to be considered, by the parole board; and the interest conflicts or may conflict with the proper performance of the board member’s duties about the consideration of the issue.
(sec.242H-ssec.2) As soon as practicable after the relevant facts come to the board member’s knowledge, the member must disclose the nature of the interest to— the president; or if the member is the president, a deputy president.
(sec.242H-ssec.3) The disclosure must be recorded in the parole board’s minutes.
(sec.242H-ssec.4) Unless the president, or deputy president, to whom the disclosure was made otherwise decides, the board member must not— be present when the parole board considers the issue; or take part in a decision of the parole board about the issue.
(sec.242H-ssec.5) A contravention of this section does not invalidate any decision of the parole board.
(sec.242H-ssec.6) However, if the parole board becomes aware a board member contravened this section, the board must reconsider any decision made by the board in which the member took part in contravention of this section.
- (a) the board member has an interest in an issue being considered, or about to be considered, by the parole board; and
- (b) the interest conflicts or may conflict with the proper performance of the board member’s duties about the consideration of the issue.
- (a) the president; or
- (b) if the member is the president, a deputy president.
- (a) be present when the parole board considers the issue; or
- (b) take part in a decision of the parole board about the issue.