Gold Coast Waterways Authority Act 2012
sec.68Request for information from prospective appointees
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sec.68 Request for information from prospective appointees
This section applies if a person is being considered for appointment as an appointed member or the chief executive officer. The Minister may ask the person to give the Minister a written statement stating— whether or not the person is a disqualified person; and whether or not the person, or any close relative of the person, has an interest that, if the appointment is made, conflicts or may conflict with the proper performance of the person’s functions under the appointment. The person must not give the Minister a statement under subsection (2) that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. A complaint against a person for an offence against subsection (3) is sufficient if it states that the statement or the information was false or misleading to the person’s knowledge, without specifying whether it was false or whether it was misleading. (sec.68-ssec.1) This section applies if a person is being considered for appointment as an appointed member or the chief executive officer. (sec.68-ssec.2) The Minister may ask the person to give the Minister a written statement stating— whether or not the person is a disqualified person; and whether or not the person, or any close relative of the person, has an interest that, if the appointment is made, conflicts or may conflict with the proper performance of the person’s functions under the appointment. (sec.68-ssec.3) The person must not give the Minister a statement under subsection (2) that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.68-ssec.4) A complaint against a person for an offence against subsection (3) is sufficient if it states that the statement or the information was false or misleading to the person’s knowledge, without specifying whether it was false or whether it was misleading.
- (a) whether or not the person is a disqualified person; and
- (b) whether or not the person, or any close relative of the person, has an interest that, if the appointment is made, conflicts or may conflict with the proper performance of the person’s functions under the appointment.