Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DAIRY PRODUCE ACT 1986 No. 54 of 1986 - SECT 35

35. (1) A member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter
being considered or about to be considered at a meeting of the Corporation
shall, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to his or her
knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of the
Corporation.

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

   (a)  be present during any deliberation of the Corporation with respect to
        that matter; or

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

(3) For the purpose of the making of a determination under sub-section (2) in
relation to a member who has made a disclosure under sub-section (1), a member
who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the matter to which the
disclosure relates shall not-

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

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

(4) A member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being
considered or about to be considered by the Corporation in accordance with
section 40 otherwise than at a meeting of the Corporation, being an interest
that could conflict with the proper performance of his or her functions in
relation to the consideration of the matter shall not sign a document in
accordance with that section.

(5) A member who is a dairy farmer or manufacturer of dairy produce shall not
be taken to have a pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to
be considered by the Corporation by reason only that the person is a dairy
farmer or manufacturer of dairy produce, as the case may be.