Conflict of interest
 34. (1) It is a conflict of interest for a member of the Council, including a subcommittee of the Council, or of a statutory committee, regulatory committee or roster to make a decision, participate in making a decision or be present when a decision is made in the execution of their office if, (a)  there is an opportunity to directly or indirectly confer a benefit on the member or on any person listed in subsection (3); and (b)  the member knows or reasonably should know about the opportunity referred to in clause (a). (2) It is a conflict of interest under subsection (1) for a member of the Council or of the Selection and Nominating Subcommittee to participate in deliberations relating to the appointment of the member or any person listed in subsection (3) to the Council, its subcommittees, a statutory committee, regulatory committee or roster. (3) The persons mentioned in clause (1) (a) and subsection (2) are, (a)  anyone connected with the member by blood relationship, marriage, common-law or adoption; (b)  a corporation wholly owned or effectively controlled by the member; and (c)  an employer of the member. (4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), it is not a conflict of interest for a member of the Council to approve resolutions relating to, (a)  the remuneration of members of the Council, a statutory committee, regulatory committee or roster; (b)  the indemnification of members of the Council, a statutory committee, regulatory committee or roster; (c)  the acquisition of insurance in respect of the indemnification of members of the Council, a statutory committee, regulatory committee or roster; (d)  their own appointment to the Council, including its subcommittees, a statutory committee, regulatory committee or roster; or (e)  the list of nominees or recommendations by the Selection and Nominating Subcommittee, where the list includes members of that subcommittee. (5) A member of the Council, including a subcommittee of the Council, or of a statutory committee, regulatory committee or roster, who has a conflict of interest in relation to a decision by the applicable body or a panel of it, or who believes that they may have one, shall disclose it immediately upon becoming aware of it, to, (a)  the Chair of the Council, statutory committee, regulatory committee, subcommittee of Council or panel, if the member is not the Chair of the applicable body; (b)  the Chair of the Selection and Nominating Subcommittee, if the member is the Chair of the Council; (c)  the Chair of the Council, if the member is the Chair of a subcommittee of the Council; (d)  the Chair of the applicable statutory committee or regulatory committee, if the member is the Chair of a panel of that committee; and (e)  the Vice-Chair of a statutory committee or regulatory committee, if the member is the Chair of the statutory committee or regulatory committee. (6) If the member becomes aware of the conflict of interest before or at any meeting at which the decision is discussed, the member, (a)  shall not participate in any discussion of the decision; (b)  shall not vote on the decision; and (c)  shall withdraw from the meeting for the discussion of the decision and for any vote on the decision, if requested to do so by the person to whom the member is required to disclose the conflict of interest. (7) The Registrar shall keep a record of all disclosures made under subsection (5).