Conflicts of interest
40A Conflicts of interest
This section applies if a Minister has an interest that conflicts or may conflict with the discharge of the Minister’s responsibilities.
The Minister must not, with intent to dishonestly obtain a benefit for the Minister or another person, or to dishonestly cause a detriment to another person, fail to disclose the nature of the interest and conflict to—
for a conflict relating to a matter being considered by Cabinet—Cabinet or, for a Minister other than the Premier, Cabinet or the Premier; or
for a conflict relating to a matter being considered by a committee of Cabinet—the committee or Cabinet or, for a Minister other than the Premier, the committee, Cabinet or the Premier; or
otherwise—Cabinet or, for a Minister other than the Premier, Cabinet or the Premier.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
In this section—benefit includes property, advantage, service, entertainment, the use of or access to property or facilities, and anything of benefit to a person whether or not it has any inherent or tangible value, purpose or attribute.detriment, caused to a person, includes detriment caused to a person’s property.
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