775Disclosure of interests to an expert advisory committee

775 Disclosure of interests to an expert advisory committee

(1) A person who—

(a) is an expert advisory committee member; and

(b) has an interest, pecuniary or otherwise, in a matter being considered or about to be considered by an expert advisory committee of which the person is a member—

must disclose the nature of the interest to a meeting of the committee.

(2) The disclosure must be made as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the expert advisory committee member's knowledge.

(3) The disclosure must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the expert advisory committee.

(4) Unless the Minister otherwise determines, the expert advisory committee member—

(a) must not be present during any deliberation by the expert advisory committee on the matter; and

(b) must not take part in any decision of the expert advisory committee with respect to the matter.

(5) The Minister may terminate the appointment of an expert advisory committee member if the member fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with this section.

(6) Subsection (5) does not limit section 769(4).