182Procedure of meetings

#### 182 Procedure of meetings (1) The Minister may, by writing, determine matters relating to the operation of the Panel. (2) If no determination is in force for the purposes of subsection (1), the Panel may operate in the way it determines. (3) The Panel Chair must ensure that minutes of meetings are kept. Disclosure of interest by a member (4) If: (a) a Panel member has an interest, pecuniary or otherwise, in a matter being considered, or about to be considered, at a meeting; and (b) the interest could conflict with the proper performance of the Panel member’s functions; the Panel member must disclose that interest to the other Panel members as soon as practicable. Disclosure to be recorded in the minutes of the meeting (5) Any disclosure under subsection (4), and any decision made by the Panel in relation to the disclosure, must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting. Determination not a legislative instrument (6) A determination made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.