sec.130Disclosure of interests

### sec.130 Disclosure of interests This section applies if the scheme manager, a government assessor or a departmental employee who is to perform a function, or exercise a power, under this chapter in relation to a particular application has or acquires an interest, financial or otherwise, that may conflict with the proper performance of the function or exercise of the power. The scheme manager must disclose the nature of the interest to the chief executive. The government assessor must disclose the nature of the interest to the scheme manager. The departmental employee must disclose the nature of the interest to the chief executive. If— a disclosure is made under subsection (2) , the chief executive must choose a departmental employee, of a classification level in the public service that is the same as or higher than the scheme manager’s classification level, to deal with the application; or a disclosure is made under subsection (3) , the scheme manager must choose another government assessor to deal with the application; or a disclosure is made under subsection (4) , the chief executive must choose another departmental employee to deal with the application. In this section— application means— an application for assistance; or an application for amendment of assistance under section  101 ; or an application for interim assistance under part 14 ; or an application for the review of a decision under section 124 . s 130 amd 2017 No. 8 s 82 (sec.130-ssec.1) This section applies if the scheme manager, a government assessor or a departmental employee who is to perform a function, or exercise a power, under this chapter in relation to a particular application has or acquires an interest, financial or otherwise, that may conflict with the proper performance of the function or exercise of the power. (sec.130-ssec.2) The scheme manager must disclose the nature of the interest to the chief executive. (sec.130-ssec.3) The government assessor must disclose the nature of the interest to the scheme manager. (sec.130-ssec.4) The departmental employee must disclose the nature of the interest to the chief executive. (sec.130-ssec.5) If— a disclosure is made under subsection (2) , the chief executive must choose a departmental employee, of a classification level in the public service that is the same as or higher than the scheme manager’s classification level, to deal with the application; or a disclosure is made under subsection (3) , the scheme manager must choose another government assessor to deal with the application; or a disclosure is made under subsection (4) , the chief executive must choose another departmental employee to deal with the application. (sec.130-ssec.6) In this section— application means— an application for assistance; or an application for amendment of assistance under section  101 ; or an application for interim assistance under part 14 ; or an application for the review of a decision under section 124 . - (a) a disclosure is made under subsection (2) , the chief executive must choose a departmental employee, of a classification level in the public service that is the same as or higher than the scheme manager’s classification level, to deal with the application; or - (b) a disclosure is made under subsection (3) , the scheme manager must choose another government assessor to deal with the application; or - (c) a disclosure is made under subsection (4) , the chief executive must choose another departmental employee to deal with the application. - (a) an application for assistance; or - (b) an application for amendment of assistance under section  101 ; or - (c) an application for interim assistance under part 14 ; or - (d) an application for the review of a decision under section 124 .