15.01Pecuniary interests

#### 15.01 Pecuniary interests (1) For paragraph 509(5)(a) of the Act, a member of a Committee who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Committee 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 Committee. (2) The member must not, unless the Committee or the Minister otherwise determines: (a) be present during any deliberation of the Committee about the matter; or (b) take part in any decision of the Committee about the matter. (3) For a determination under subregulation (2), 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 Committee about making the determination; or (b) take part in making the determination.