Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002

If an associated accreditation officer who is helping the chief executive make an accreditation decision relating to a person becomes aware the officer has an interest, financial or otherwise, that could conflict with the proper performance of the officer’s function, the officer must disclose the interest to the chief executive.

On receiving the disclosure, the chief executive must ensure the officer does not take part, or take further part, in helping the chief executive make the accreditation decision, unless the chief executive is satisfied the interest does not conflict with the proper performance of the officer’s function.

Also, if an associated accreditation officer carries out activities from time to time in order to represent the interests of service providers generally or residents generally, the officer must disclose the nature of the activities to the chief executive.

A person who has an interest that could conflict with the proper performance of the function of helping the chief executive make an accreditation decision relating to anyone, or who carries out activities mentioned in subsection (3), must disclose the interest or the nature of the activities to the chief executive before being appointed as an associated accreditation officer.