sec.26Disclosure of interests at meetings

### sec.26 Disclosure of interests at meetings This section applies to a council member if— a matter is being considered, or is about to be considered, at a meeting of the council; and the member has a material personal interest in the matter; and the material personal interest could conflict with the proper performance of the member’s functions in relation to the consideration of the matter. For subsection (1) , a council member has a material personal interest in a matter if any of the following entities stands to gain a benefit or suffer a loss, either directly or indirectly, because of the outcome of the consideration of the matter— the member; the member’s spouse; a parent, child, sibling or other relative of the member; an individual who is employed by the member; an employer, other than a government entity, of the member; an entity, other than a government entity, of which the member is an office holder. As soon as practicable after the relevant facts come to the knowledge of the council member, the member must disclose the nature of the material personal interest to the other council members present at the meeting. The council member may further participate in the consideration of the matter only if a majority of the other council members present at the meeting agree to the member’s further participation. However, the council member can not participate in any vote on the matter at the meeting. The particulars of a disclosure made under subsection (3) must be recorded by the council in the minutes of the meeting at which the matter is considered. A failure to make a disclosure under subsection (3) does not, of itself, invalidate a decision of the council. In this section— government entity see the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 276 . (sec.26-ssec.1) This section applies to a council member if— a matter is being considered, or is about to be considered, at a meeting of the council; and the member has a material personal interest in the matter; and the material personal interest could conflict with the proper performance of the member’s functions in relation to the consideration of the matter. (sec.26-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , a council member has a material personal interest in a matter if any of the following entities stands to gain a benefit or suffer a loss, either directly or indirectly, because of the outcome of the consideration of the matter— the member; the member’s spouse; a parent, child, sibling or other relative of the member; an individual who is employed by the member; an employer, other than a government entity, of the member; an entity, other than a government entity, of which the member is an office holder. (sec.26-ssec.3) As soon as practicable after the relevant facts come to the knowledge of the council member, the member must disclose the nature of the material personal interest to the other council members present at the meeting. (sec.26-ssec.4) The council member may further participate in the consideration of the matter only if a majority of the other council members present at the meeting agree to the member’s further participation. (sec.26-ssec.5) However, the council member can not participate in any vote on the matter at the meeting. (sec.26-ssec.6) The particulars of a disclosure made under subsection (3) must be recorded by the council in the minutes of the meeting at which the matter is considered. (sec.26-ssec.7) A failure to make a disclosure under subsection (3) does not, of itself, invalidate a decision of the council. (sec.26-ssec.8) In this section— government entity see the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 276 . - (a) a matter is being considered, or is about to be considered, at a meeting of the council; and - (b) the member has a material personal interest in the matter; and - (c) the material personal interest could conflict with the proper performance of the member’s functions in relation to the consideration of the matter. - (a) the member; - (b) the member’s spouse; - (c) a parent, child, sibling or other relative of the member; - (d) an individual who is employed by the member; - (e) an employer, other than a government entity, of the member; - (f) an entity, other than a government entity, of which the member is an office holder.