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matter being considered or about to be considered by the Board must, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the member's knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of the Board.

"(2) A disclosure under subsection (1) must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Board.

Advisory Board—member's appointment to be terminated for non-disclosure of interests

"86B.(1) The Minister must terminate the appointment of a member of the Advisory Board if the member fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 86A.

"(2) Subsection (1) does not, by implication, limit the Minister's power to terminate the appointment of a member of the Advisory Board.

Advisory Board—resignation

"86C. A member of the Advisory Board may resign from the Board by writing signed by the member and sent to the Minister.".

PART 7—AMENDMENTS RELATING TO ADMINISTRATORS

Interpretation

10. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

" 'Administrator' means an Administrator appointed under:

  (a) section 115; or

  (b) section 123; or

  (c) section 124J;

to administer the affairs of a Regional Council;".

Constitution of Regional Councils

11. Section 115 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (3) "Minister" and substituting "Commission".

Removal of Regional Council

12. Section 123 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "Minister" (wherever occurring) and substituting "Commission".

Powers of Administrator

13. Section 124 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "under section 115 or 123 or Schedule 4".

Insertion of new sections

14. After section 124 of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:

Remuneration and allowances

"124A. An Administrator is entitled to remuneration and allowances in accordance with section 194.

Administrator holds office on a full-time basis

  "124B. An Administrator holds office on a full-time basis.

Disclosure of interests

"124C.(1) An Administrator must make to the Commission Chairperson a written disclosure of:

  (a) the Administrator's financial interests; and

  (b) the financial interests of the Administrator's immediate family;

equivalent to the disclosure of financial interests required to be made by officers of the Australian Public Service who are members of the Senior Executive Service.

"(2) An Administrator must make a disclosure under subsection (1) within one month after being appointed as an Administrator.

"(3) An Administrator must from time to time make such further disclosures as are necessary to ensure that the information available to the Commission Chairperson about the financial interests of the Administrator, and of the members of the Administrator's immediate family, is up-to-date.

  "(4) In this section:

'Administrator' includes an acting Administrator.

Resignation of Administrator

"124D. An Administrator may resign by writing signed by him or her and sent to the