Disclosure of interest
17 Disclosure of interest
s. 17
A member of a Committee who has a direct or pecuniary interest in a matter being dealt with by the Committee must disclose the nature of that interest at a meeting of the Committee as soon as possible after becoming aware of the interest.
A member of a Committee who holds an office or possesses property as a result of which, directly or indirectly, duties or interests may be created in conflict with the member's duties as a member, must disclose that fact at a meeting of the Committee as soon as possible after having become aware of the potential conflict.
The person presiding at a meeting at which a disclosure under this section is made must cause that disclosure to be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
A person who has made a disclosure under this section must not take any further part in the discussion or vote on the matter to which the disclosure relates.
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