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Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984
73Disclosure of interests of members in relation to other matters
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##### 73 Disclosure of interests of members in relation to other matters
(1) A member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered, or about to be considered, by the Agency (not being a matter to which section 72 applies) shall, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to his or her knowledge, disclose the nature of his or her interest at a meeting of the Agency.
(2) A disclosure under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Agency and the member shall not, unless the Minister or the Agency otherwise determines:
(a) be present during any deliberation of the Agency with respect to that matter; or
(b) take part in any decision of the Agency with respect to that matter.
(3) For the purpose of the making of a determination by the Agency under subsection (2) in relation to a member who has made a disclosure under subsection (1), a member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the matter to which the disclosure relates shall not:
(a) be present during any deliberation of the Agency for the purpose of making the determination; or
(b) take part in the making by the Agency of the determination.