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ELECTRICAL SAFETY ACT 2022 (NO 3 OF 2022) - SECT 115

Conflict of interests

    (1)     A member of the Board must disclose any personal interest in any matter being considered, or about to be considered, by the Board or a committee of the Board.

    (2)     The disclosure must:

    (a)     be made before the matter is considered by the Board or committee; and

    (b)     explain the nature and extent of the personal interest and how it relates to the matter; and

    (c)     be recorded in the minutes of the Board or committee when the disclosure is made.

    (3)     A member with a personal interest in a matter must not:

    (a)     be present when the Board or committee considers the matter; or

    (b)     take part in a decision of the Board or committee on the matter.

    (4)     For this section, a member has a personal interest in a matter if the member:

    (a)     has a direct or indirect financial interest in the matter; or

    (b)     has a personal, professional, commercial or other relationship with a person and the nature of the relationship is likely to, or may reasonably be regarded as likely to, inhibit or prevent the member from exercising independent judgment about the matter; or

    (c)     there is a reasonable possibility that the member's participation in the consideration of a matter will give an entity associated with the member a commercial advantage.



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