Grape and Wine Legislation Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Act 2013

A member of the Authority Selection Committee who has an interest, pecuniary or otherwise, in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Authority Selection Committee must disclose the nature of the interest to a meeting of the Authority Selection Committee.

The disclosure must be made as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the knowledge of the member of the Authority Selection Committee.

The disclosure must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Authority Selection Committee.

Unless the Authority Selection Committee otherwise determines, the member of the Authority Selection Committee:

must not be present during any deliberation by the Authority Selection Committee on the matter; and

must not take part in any decision of the Authority Selection Committee with respect to the matter.

For the purposes of making a determination under subsection (4), the member of the Authority Selection Committee:

must not be present during any deliberation of the Authority Selection Committee for the purpose of making the determination; and

must not take part in making the determination.

A determination under subsection (4) must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Authority Selection Committee.

A member of the Authority Selection Committee who is a grape grower or a winemaker is taken not to have an interest (pecuniary or otherwise) in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Authority Selection Committee by reason only of being a grape grower or a winemaker.