Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PIG INDUSTRY ACT 1986 No. 157, 1986 - SECT 65

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

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

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

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

(3) For the purpose of the making of a determination by the Council 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 Council for the purpose of
        making the determination; or

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

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