Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered ActsHolding meetings
(1) The Chair:
(a) must convene 4 meetings of the Advisory Board in each financial year; and
(b) may convene such additional meetings as are necessary for the efficient performance of the Advisory Board's function.
Procedure of meetings
(2) Subject to subsection (4), the Commissioner may, by writing, determine matters relating to the operation of the Advisory Board.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), if no determination is in force for the purposes of subsection (2), the Advisory Board may operate in the way it determines.
(4) The Chair must ensure that minutes of meetings are kept.
Disclosure of interest by a member
(5) If a member of the Advisory Board has a direct or indirect financial interest in a matter being considered, or about to be considered, at a meeting, being an interest that could conflict with the proper performance of the Advisory Board's function, then the member must disclose that interest to the other members as soon as practicable.
Disclosure to be recorded in the minutes of the meeting
(6) Any disclosure under subsection (5), and any decision made by the Advisory Board in relation to the disclosure, must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
(7) The member must not take part in the making of a decision by the Board in relation to the matter mentioned in subsection (5) unless the Chair agrees or, if the member is the Chair, the Commissioner agrees.
Attendance by Commissioner
(8) The Chair may invite the Commissioner to attend all or part of an Advisory Board meeting.
Determination not a legislative instrument
(9) A determination made under subsection (2) is not a legislative instrument.