Victorian Current Acts

APPEAL COSTS ACT 1998 - SECT 30

    (1)     If—

        (a)     a member has a personal interest (whether pecuniary or otherwise) in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Board; and

        (b)     the interest appears to raise a conflict of interest with the proper performance of the member's duties in relation to the consideration of the matter—

the member, as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the relevant facts, must declare the nature of the interest at a meeting of the Board.

Penalty:     5 penalty units.

    (2)     The person presiding at a meeting at which a declaration is made must cause a record of the declaration to be made in the minutes of the meeting.

    (3)     After becoming aware of the conflict of interest in a matter—

        (a)     unless the Board directs otherwise, the member must not be present during any deliberations on the matter; and

        (b)     the member is not entitled to vote on the matter; and

        (c)     if the member does vote, the vote must be disallowed.

S. 31 amended by No. 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch.  3 item 13.2).