Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) Subject to this
section, every meeting of the Board is to be open to members of the College.
(2) Despite
subsection (1) —
(a) the
Board may of its own initiative order that in any particular case a meeting,
or part of a meeting, of the Board is to be closed to members of the College
(other than Board members); and
(b)
where a meeting of the Board concerns disciplinary action or an inquiry, the
person to whom the disciplinary action or inquiry relates may request that the
meeting, or part of the meeting, be closed.
(3) The Board is to
consider a request under subsection (2)(b) and may order that the
meeting, or part of the meeting, be closed if it is of the opinion that such
an order is in the best interests of the parties involved or is in the public
interest.
(4) The minutes of a
meeting of the Board are to be open for inspection at its principal place of
business by members of the College during normal office hours without fee,
other than minutes relating to —
(a) a
disciplinary action or an inquiry;
(b) a
matter determined to be confidential under subsection (6); or
(c) a
meeting, or part of a meeting, that the Board ordered be closed under
subsection (2)(a) or (3).
(5) A member of the
College may, on payment of the fee prescribed by the regulations, if any,
obtain a copy of any minutes of the Board available for inspection under
subsection (4).
(6) The Board may
determine that a matter is confidential if it considers that its disclosure is
likely to infringe the reasonable privacy of any person.