Planning Act 1999

(1) This section applies if a member has a personal interest in a matter being considered, or about to be considered, at a meeting of the Commission.

(2) The member must disclose the nature of the personal interest to all other members at or before the meeting.

(3) The disclosure must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which, or before which, the disclosure is made.

(4) For this section, a member has a personal interest in a matter if the member:

(b) has a personal, professional, commercial or other relationship with a person and the nature of the relationship is likely to, or may reasonably be regarded as likely to, inhibit or prevent the member from exercising independent judgment about the matter.