Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Policy Council Act 1984 No. 58 of 1984 - SECT 19

19. (1) A member of a working group established under section 18 who has a
direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to
be considered by the working group, being an interest that could conflict with
the proper performance of his functions in relation to the consideration of
the matter, shall, as soon as practicable after the relevant facts have come
to his knowledge, disclose the nature of his interest at a meeting of the
working group.

(2) A disclosure under sub-section (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the
meeting of the working group and the member of the working group shall not,
unless the Minister or the working group otherwise determines-

   (a)  be present during any deliberations of the working group with respect
        to the matter; or

   (b)  take part in any decision of the working group with respect to that
        matter.

(3) For the purpose of the making of a determination by a working group under
sub-section (2) in relation to a member of the working group who has made a
disclosure under sub-section (1), a member of the working group who has a
direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the matter to which the disclosure
relates, being an interest that could conflict with the proper performance of
his functions in relation to the consideration of the matter, shall not-

   (a)  be present during any deliberation of the working group for the
        purpose of making the determination; or

   (b)  take part in the making by the working group of the determination.