Pig Industry Act 1986
47Disclosure of interests by members of Committee
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47 Disclosure of interests by members of Committee
(1) A member of the Committee who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Committee shall, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the knowledge of the member, disclose the nature of that interest at a meeting of the Committee. (2) A disclosure under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Committee and the member shall not, unless the Committee otherwise determines:
(a) be present during any deliberation of the Committee with respect to that matter; or
(b) take part in any decision of the Committee with respect to that matter.
(3) For the purpose of the making of a determination by the Committee 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 Committee for the purpose of making the determination; or
(b) take part in the making by the Committee of the determination.
(4) A member of the Committee who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Committee in accordance with section 49 shall, as soon as practicable after the relevant facts have come to the knowledge of the member, disclose the nature of that interest to the Minister. (5) A member of the Committee who is required to make a disclosure under subsection (4) with respect to a matter shall not, unless the Minister otherwise determines, sign a document with respect to that matter in accordance with section 49. (6) This section does not apply to a pecuniary interest of a member of the Committee who is a principal in the industry, being an interest that the member of the Committee has by reason of being a principal in the industry and in common with other principals in the industry. (7) In this section, principal in the industry means a pig producer, pig exporter, pork processor, pork producer or pork exporter.