273Disclosure of interest

273 Disclosure of interest (1) If a member of the Committee has a direct or indirect interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Committee, the member must disclose the nature of the interest at a Committee meeting as soon as practicable after the relevant facts come to the member's knowledge. (2) The disclosure must be recorded in the Committee's minutes. (3) The member must not, while having that interest: (a) take part in any deliberation or decision of the Committee relating to that matter; or (b) form part of the quorum of the Committee in any deliberation or decision of the Committee relating to that matter.

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 148 (4) However, subsection (3) does not apply to the member if the Committee resolves the subsection does not so apply. (5) Despite the resolution, the member may refuse to take part in any deliberation or decision of the Committee relating to the matter.