Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts20. Assessors not to act where interested
(1) Where an assessor whose advice the Commission is required to seek and consider by section 16(1) has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Commission, that assessor shall, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to his knowledge, disclose the nature of his interest to the Commission and to the Minister.
(2) Where, for any reason, an assessor whose advice the Commission is required to seek and consider by section 16(1) is of the opinion that it would be improper for him to take part in any deliberation or decision of the Commission in relation to a matter or a class of matters being considered or about to be considered by the Commission he shall, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to his knowledge, inform the Commission and the Minister accordingly.
(3) Where an assessor whose advice the Commission is required to seek and consider by section 16(1):
(a) has an interest of a description referred to in subsection (1); or
(b) holds an opinion of a description referred to in subsection (2),
that assessor shall not, unless the Minister otherwise determines, take part in any deliberation or decision of the Commission in relation to the matter which is the subject of his interest or the matter or class of matters of a description referred to in subsection (2), as the case may be.
(4) Where an assessor:
(a) discloses an interest to the Minister pursuant to subsection (1); or
(b) informs the Minister that he holds an opinion of a description referred to in subsection (2),
the Minister may appoint a person to act in the place of that assessor in relation to the matter which is the subject of the assessor's interest or the matter or class of matters of a description referred to in subsection (2), as the case may be.
(6) A member shall not hold or have any interest in a licence.