Gasfields Commission Bill 2012 (Qld)

Gasfields Commission Bill 2012

Gasfields Commission Bill 2012

Amendments agreed to during Consideration

4A

After clause 1 Page 4, after line 4—

insert—

Commencement

'This Act commences on 1 July 2013.'.

Clause 17 (Disclosure of interests) Page 9, lines 21 to 31 and page 10, lines 1 to 6—

omit, insert—

Register of interests

'(1) The commission must keep a register of each commissioner's pecuniary interests.

(2)

"3)

The person appointed as chairperson must give the Minister and integrity commissioner—

(a)

(b)

as soon as practicable after the person's appointment—a written summary of the person's pecuniary interests at the time of the person's appointment; and

within 30 days after any substantial change in the person's pecuniary interests—notice of the change and an updated written summary of the person's pecuniary interests.

Each person appointed as a part-time commissioner must give the chairperson—

(a)

(b)

as soon as practicable after the person's appointment—a written summary of the person's pecuniary interests at the time of the person's appointment; and

within 30 days after any substantial change in the person's pecuniary interests—notice of the change and

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(4)

"(5)

an updated written summary of the person's pecuniary interests.

The register kept under subsection (1) must be updated at least once during each 12 month period of a commissioner's term of office.

In this section—

integrity commissioner means the Queensland Integrity

Commissioner appointed under the Integrity Act 2009, section 6.

'17A Disclosure of interests at commission board meetings

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xe)

(2)

"3)

(4)

"(S)

(6)

7)

This section applies to a commissioner if—

(a) the commissioner or a close relative of the commissioner has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered, or about to be considered, at a commission board meeting; and