Page 1780 - Week 05 - Thursday, 11 May 2017

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Proposed new clause 17 (5)

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(5) If the Minister rejects a draft statement of operational intent, the authority board must, within 30 days after the day the draft statement is rejected, give the Minister a revised statement of operational intent.

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Proposed new clause 17A

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17A  Publication of authority board meeting proceedings

(1) For each board meeting, the chair must publish the agenda, attendance and minutes within the earlier of—

(a) 90 days after the day of the meeting; or

(b) 5 days after the day the minutes are approved at a subsequent board meeting.

(2) The chair must publish the agenda, attendance and minutes on—

(a) a website under the authority’s control; or

(b) if the authority does not have a website—an ACT government website.

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Proposed new clause 19 (e)

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(e) to act in the best interest of the community.

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Proposed new clause 19 (2)

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(2) The authority must report to the Legislative Assembly any allegation made to the authority, in relation to an authority board member’s failure to comply with the member’s duty under this section, within 5 days after the day the authority receives the allegation.

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Proposed new clause 19A

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19A  Record of authority board members’ material interests 

(1) This section applies if an authority board member discloses to the authority board (a member disclosure) a material interest in an issue being considered, or about to be considered, by the board.

Note  The board member must disclose the nature of the material interest at a board meeting as soon as practicable after the relevant facts come to the board member’s knowledge (see Financial Management Act 1996, s 88).

(2) The authority board must—

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