Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A member of the
Board must at all times act honestly and diligently in exercising or
performing his or her functions under this Part.
(2) If a matter is
before a meeting for consideration and a person present at the meeting has a
direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the matter —
(a) the
member must disclose to the other members present at the meeting, as soon as
possible after the relevant facts have come to his or her knowledge, that he
or she has an interest;
(b) the
disclosure is to be recorded in the minutes of the meeting; and
(c) the
member must not subsequently be present during any consideration or discussion
of, and may not vote on any determination of, the matter.
(3) A member must not
disclose any information acquired by virtue of the exercise or performance of
any function under this Act unless the disclosure is made in connection with
the carrying out of this Act or under a legal duty.
(4) A member must not
make use of any information acquired by virtue of the exercise or performance
of his or her functions to gain, directly or indirectly, an improper advantage
for himself or herself or to cause detriment to any person.
(5) A member who
commits a breach of any provision of this section —
(a) is
liable to the Crown for any profit made by him or her as a result of the
breach of that provision; and
(b)
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10 000.
(6) This section is in
addition to and not in derogation of any other law relating to the duty or
liability of the holder of a public office.