Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00822:section:27a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00822
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 27A
Character Range: 28319–30043

27A  Disclosure of interests

Disclosure to Minister
 (1) A member of the Information Advisory Committee must give written notice to the Minister of all interests, pecuniary or otherwise, that the member has or acquires and that conflict or could conflict with the proper performance of the member's functions.

Disclosure to Information Advisory Committee
 (2) A member of the Information Advisory Committee must disclose to a meeting of the Committee the nature of an interest, pecuniary or otherwise, that he or she has in a matter being considered, or about to be considered, by the Committee.
 (3) The disclosure must be made as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the Committee member's knowledge.
 (4) The disclosure must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Committee.
 (5) Unless the Committee otherwise determines, the Committee member:
 (a) must not be present during any deliberation by the Committee on the matter; and
 (b) must not take part in any decision of the Committee with respect to the matter.
 (6) For the purposes of making a determination under subsection (5), the Committee member:
 (a) must not be present during any deliberation of the Committee for the purpose of making the determination; and
 (b) must not take part in making the determination.
 (7) A determination under subsection (5) must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Committee.

Information Commissioner
 (8) This section does not apply in relation to the disclosure of interests by the Information Commissioner.
Note: The Information Commissioner, as an information officer, is required to disclose material personal interests to the Minister (see section 22).

Part 5—Miscellaneous