Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to a member of the advisory committee if--
(a) the member has an interest in a matter being considered, or about to be considered, by the committee; and
(b) the interest could conflict with the proper performance of the member's duties about the consideration of the matter.
(2) As soon as practicable after the relevant facts come to the member's knowledge, the member must disclose the nature of the interest to a meeting of the committee.
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(3) Unless the Minister or the committee otherwise directs, the member must not--
(a) be present when the committee considers the matter; or
(b) take part in a decision of the committee about the matter.
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(4) The member must not be present when the committee is considering whether to give a direction under subsection (3).
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(5) If there is another member who must, under subsection (2), also disclose an interest in the matter, the other member must not--
(a) be present when the committee is considering whether to give a direction under subsection (3); or
(b) take part in making the decision about giving the direction.
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(6) A disclosure under subsection (2) must be recorded in the committee's minutes.
(7) In this section--
interest, of a committee member, relating to a matter under consideration does not include--
(a) for a committee member mentioned in section 27(1)(d)--an interest the member has in common with members of the organisation represented by the committee member; or
(b) for a committee member mentioned in section 27(1)(e)--an interest the member has in common with persons of similar experience or expertise as the member.