Victoria University of Technology Act 1990 - SECT 16 Declaration of interests
This legislation has been repealed.
Victoria University of Technology Act 1990 - SECT 16
Declaration of interests16. Declaration of interests (1) A member of the Council who has an interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Council must, as soon as practicable after the relevant facts have come to his or her knowledge, declare the nature of the interest at a meeting of the Council or in writing addressed to the Chancellor. (2) If the Chancellor receives a written declaration under subsection (1), the Chancellor must report it, or cause it to be reported, at the next meeting of the Council. (3) The person presiding at a meeting at which a declaration is made under subsection (1) or reported under subsection (2) must cause a record of the declaration to be made in the minutes of the meeting. (4) After a declaration is made under subsection (1) by a member of the Council- (a) unless the Council otherwise directs, the member must not be present during any deliberation with respect to that matter; and (b) the member is not entitled to vote on the matter; and (c) if the member does vote on the matter, the vote must be disallowed.