AUSTRALIAN ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION AUTHORITY ACT 2008 (NO. 122, 2008) - SECT 52 Disclosure of interests to an expert advisory committee

AUSTRALIAN ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION AUTHORITY ACT 2008 (NO. 122, 2008) - SECT 52

             (1)  A person who:

                     (a)  is an expert advisory committee member; and

                     (b)  has an interest, pecuniary or otherwise, in a matter being considered or about to be considered by an expert advisory committee of which the person is a member;

must disclose the nature of the interest to a meeting of the committee.

             (2)  The disclosure must be made as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the expert advisory committee member's knowledge.

             (3)  The disclosure must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the expert advisory committee.

             (4)  Unless the expert advisory committee otherwise determines, the expert advisory committee member:

                     (a)  must not be present during any deliberation by the expert advisory committee on the matter; and

                     (b)  must not take part in any decision of the expert advisory committee with respect to the matter.

             (5)  For the purposes of making a determination under subsection (4), the expert advisory committee member:

                     (a)  must not be present during any deliberation of the expert advisory committee for the purpose of making the determination; and

                     (b)  must not take part in making the determination.

             (6)  A determination under subsection (4) must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the expert advisory committee.

             (7)  The CEO may terminate the appointment of an expert advisory committee member if the member fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with this section.

             (8)  Subsection (7) does not limit subsection 46(4).