Section 218 — Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024: Disclosure of interests

General duty to disclose interests (1) If a member has an interest, pecuniary or otherwise, that conflicts or could conflict with the proper performance of the member’s duties, the member must disclose the nature of the interest to the President (or, if the member is the President, the Minister). Disclosure of interests relating to proceedings (2) If a member who is: (a) a member of the Tribunal as constituted for the purposes of a proceeding; or (b) performing or exercising a function or power of the Tribunal in relation to a proceeding; has an interest, pecuniary or otherwise, that conflicts or could conflict with the proper performance of the member’s duties in the proceeding, the member: (c) must disclose the nature of the interest to: (i) the parties to the proceeding; and (ii) the President (or, if the member is the President, the Minister); and (d) must not take part in the proceeding or exercise any powers in relation to the proceeding unless the parties and the President (or, if the member is the President, the Minister) consent. Timing of disclosure (3) A disclosure under this section must be made as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the member’s knowledge.