6Disclosure of interests to the CEO

6 Disclosure of interests to the CEO

(1) A member must notify the CEO of any interest that is required to be notified under subsection 16(1) of the Act as soon as reasonably practicable after any of the following occurs:

(a) the member is appointed to the Tribunal;

(b) there is a relevant change in the member’s circumstances;

(c) the CEO notifies the member that the CEO is considering allocating the member to a dispute before the National Sports Tribunal.

(2) The disclosure must be by notice in writing given to the CEO.

(3) Without limiting subsection (1), a member is taken to have an interest that conflicts, or could conflict, with the proper performance of the member’s duties if the member:

(a) participates, or is involved in any way, in the administration of a sport, at any level of the sport; or

(b) is a member of a sporting body, a constituent part of a sporting body, or an affiliate to a sporting body; or

(c) is involved in any way in the administration of a sporting event or sporting venue; or

(d) is related to, or has or had some involvement in the affairs of, a party to a dispute the subject of an application to the Tribunal; or

(e) is a member of a sporting tribunal administered by a sporting body; or

(f) has been retained by a sporting body for the purposes of providing it with legal advice.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), if:

(a) a member discloses an interest related to a particular dispute; or

(b) the CEO is, or becomes aware that the member has an interest related to the dispute;

the member must not deal with the dispute.

(5) Subsection (4) does not apply if:

(a) the CEO has notified the parties to the dispute of the nature of the interest; and

(b) the parties to the dispute have agreed to the member dealing with the dispute.