Bushfires Management Act 2016

A member of the Council who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered at a meeting of the Council must disclose the interest to the Council.

The Council may direct a member who has disclosed an interest in a matter under subsection (1) to refrain from taking part in the deliberations of the Council in relation to that matter.

A member of the Council who has been given a direction under subsection (2) must be disregarded for the purpose of determining whether a quorum has been formed.

Without limiting subsection (1), a member of the Council has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter if:

a company has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the matter; and

the member owns or controls a share in, or is a director or employee of, the company.