ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION ACT 1991 - SECT 65A Matter on which committee member has material personal interest
ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION ACT 1991 - SECT 65A
Matter on which committee member has material personal interest(1) A member of the committee of an incorporated association who has a material personal interest in a matter being considered at a committee meeting must not—
(a) be present while the matter is being considered at the meeting; or
(b) vote on the matter.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a material personal interest—
(a) that exists only because the member belongs to a class of people for whose benefit the association is established; or
(b) that the member has in common with all, or a substantial proportion of, the members of the association.
(3) If there are not enough committee members to form a quorum to consider a matter because of subsection (1)—
(a) 1 or more committee members (including those who have a material personal interest in the matter) may call a general meeting; and
(b) the general meeting may pass a resolution to deal with the matter.