Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) This regulation applies if a board member (the interested member ) has a personal interest or a direct or indirect financial interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the health profession board.
(2) As soon as practicable after the matter comes to the interested member's knowledge, the member must either—
(a) disclose that the member has an interest in the matter and withdraw from the meeting at which the matter is to be considered; or
(b) describe the interest to the health profession board and allow the board to decide whether the person should take part in consideration of the matter.
(3) The withdrawal of a member under subregulation (2) (a) must be recorded in the minutes of the health profession board meeting.
(4) Unless the health profession board otherwise decides, the interested member must not—
(a) be present during a deliberation of the board in relation to the matter; or
(b) take part in a decision of the board in relation to the matter.
(5) The interested member must not—
(a) be present during a deliberation of the health profession board to decide whether the interested member should take part in the consideration of the matter; or
(b) take part in the making of the decision by the health profession board mentioned in paragraph (a) in relation to the member.
(6) A person must not contravene subregulation (4) or (5).
Maximum
penalty: 10 penalty units.
Part 2.5 Health profession board functions