(1) This section applies to a person appointed as chief executive of a department.
(2) If the chief executive has an interest that conflicts or may conflict with the discharge of the chief executive’s responsibilities, the chief executive—(a) must disclose the nature of the interest and conflict to the chief executive’s Minister as soon as practicable after the relevant facts come to the chief executive’s knowledge; and(b) must not take action or further action concerning a matter that is, or may be, affected by the conflict unless authorised by the chief executive’s Minister.
(3) The chief executive’s Minister may direct the chief executive of the entity to resolve a conflict or possible conflict between an interest of the chief executive and the chief executive’s responsibilities.