LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 5.67

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 5.67

5.67 .         Disclosing members not to participate in meetings

                A member who makes a disclosure under section 5.65 must not —

            (a)         preside at the part of the meeting relating to the matter; or

            (b)         participate in, or be present during, any discussion or decision making procedure relating to the matter,

                unless, and to the extent that, the disclosing member is allowed to do so under section 5.68 or 5.69.

        Penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.