Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1986 No. 121, 1986 - SECT 18

18. Section 23 and Part V of the Principal Act are repealed and the following
section and Part are substituted: Disclosure of interests of members of the
Board

"23. (1) A member of the Board who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest
in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Board shall, as
soon as practicable after the relevant facts have come to the knowledge of the
member, disclose the nature of the member's interest at a meeting of the
Board.

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

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

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

"(3) For the purpose of the making of a determination by the Board 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 Board for the purpose of
        making the determination; or

   (b)  take part in the making by the Board of the determination.
                          "PART IV - ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Advisory committees

"24. (1) The Board may establish advisory committees, consisting of such
persons as the Board appoints, to give advice to the Board on particular
matters or classes of matters relating to the functions of the Organisation.

"(2) The Board shall appoint one of the members of each advisory committee to
be the Chairperson of that committee.

"(3) The Board may determine -

   (a)  the manner in which an advisory committee is to perform its functions;
        and

   (b)  the procedure to be followed in relation to meetings of an advisory
        committee, including matters with respect to -

        (i)    the convening of meetings of the advisory committee;

        (ii)   the number of members of the advisory committee who are to
               constitute a quorum;

        (iii)  the selection of a member of the advisory committee to preside
               at meetings of the advisory committee at which the Chairperson
               of the advisory committee is not present; and

        (iv)   the manner in which questions arising at a meeting of the
               advisory committee are to be decided.

"(4) If the Board decides that the members of an advisory committee should be
remunerated, those members shall be paid by the Organisation such remuneration
as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.

"(5) Members of an advisory committee shall be paid by the Organisation such
allowances as are prescribed by the regulations.

"(6) Sub-sections (4) and (5) have effect subject to the Remuneration
Tribunals Act 1973.".