Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PIG INDUSTRY ACT 1986 No. 157, 1986 - SECT 47

47. (1) A member of the Committee who has a direct or indirect pecuniary
interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the
Committee shall, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the
knowledge of the member, disclose the nature of that interest at a meeting of
the Committee.

(2) A disclosure under sub-section (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the
meeting of the Committee and the member shall not, unless the Committee
otherwise determines-

   (a)  be present during any deliberation of the Committee with respect to
        that matter; or

   (b)  take part in any decision of the Committee with respect to that
        matter.

(3) For the purpose of the making of a determination by the Committee under
sub-section (2) in relation to a member who has made a disclosure under
sub-section (1), a member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in
the matter to which the disclosure relates shall not-

   (a)  be present during any deliberation of the Committee for the purpose of
        making the determination; or

   (b)  take part in the making by the Committee of the determination.

(4) A member of the Committee who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest
in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Committee in
accordance with section 49 shall, as soon as practicable after the relevant
facts have come to the knowledge of the member, disclose the nature of that
interest to the Minister.

(5) A member of the Committee who is required to make a disclosure under
sub-section (4) with respect to a matter shall not, unless the Minister
otherwise determines, sign a document with respect to that matter in
accordance with section 49.

(6) This section does not apply to a pecuniary interest of a member of the
Committee who is a principal in the industry, being an interest that the
member of the Committee has by reason of being a principal in the industry and
in common with other principals in the industry.
(7) In this section, "principal in the industry" means a pig producer, pig
exporter, pork processor, pork producer or pork exporter.