Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) Before the Minister appoints a person as a member of the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee, the Minister must obtain from the person a declaration setting out all direct or indirect interests, pecuniary or otherwise, that the person is aware of having in a matter of a kind likely to be considered at a meeting of the Committee.
(2) A member of the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee who is aware of having a direct or indirect interest, pecuniary or otherwise, in a matter being considered, or about to be considered, at a meeting of the Committee must, without delay, disclose the nature of the interest at, or before, the meeting of the Committee.
(3) Disclosure must include interests that could be perceived to represent a possible conflict of interest in relation to:
(a) for subregulation (1)--a matter likely to be considered at a meeting of the Committee; or
(b) for subregulation (2)--the matter being considered or about to be considered.
(4) A disclosure in relation to a matter by a member of the Committee under subregulation (2) must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting referred to in that subregulation.
(5) Unless the Committee otherwise determines, the member:
(a) must not be present during any deliberation by the Committee on the matter; and
(b) must not take part in any decision of the Committee with respect to the matter.
(6) For the purposes of making a determination under subregulation (5), the member:
(a) must not be present during any deliberation of the Committee for the purpose of making the determination; and
(b) must not take part in making the determination.
(7) A determination under subregulation (5) must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Committee.