23Disclosure of interests

23 Disclosure of interests

(1) Where a member has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered, or about to be considered, by the Council, the member must, as soon as practicable after the relevant facts have come to the member’s knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of the Council. (2) A disclosure under subsection (1) is to be recorded in the minutes of the Council and the member must not, unless the Minister or Council otherwise determines:

(a) be present during any deliberation of the Council with respect to that matter; or

(b) take part in any decision of the Council with respect to that matter.

(3) For the purpose of the Council making such a determination in relation to a member who has made a disclosure, a member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the matter to which the disclosure relates must not:

(a) be present during any deliberation of the Council for the purpose of making the determination; or

(b) take part in making the determination.

(4) This section applies in relation to members of committees and committee meetings in the same way as it applies in relation to members of the Council and Council meetings.