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    "content": "consequences are so dire that it can lead even to occurrence of a vacancy in the office of a Member of the House of Representatives. Further, it is noteworthy that, in terms of voting, Standing Order No.134(a) of the House of Representatives of Australia’s Parliament provides that a Member may not vote on a question on a matter in which he or she has a particular direct pecuniary interest other than public policy. The rule allows other Members to challenge another Member’s vote on the grounds of pecuniary interest. Hon. Members, having established the general law and practice on the declaration of interests by Members and examined comparative jurisdictions rules on conflict of interests, permit me to attempt to answer the questions which I had earlier on isolated for guidance. I will start with the first issue, namely, what is the scope of Standing Order No.90 and how it can be enforced… Standing Order No.90 should be interpreted to mean that when a Member who wishes to speak on any matter, be it in the House or before a committee, for which he has a personal interest which includes pecuniary interest, proprietary interest, personal relationships and business relationships, he or she should declare it first and failure to declare interest amounts to misconduct and abuse of privilege. It, therefore, follows that any Member or Members with interest on a matter under consideration should declare the interest before the commencement of the meeting or at any other time during debate, whenever the particular matter arises, and recuse themselves from the ensuing deliberations as may be directed. Hon. Members, this now takes me to the second matter requiring my determination, namely, after declaring interest, what next? Should a Member who has declared interest be allowed to participate fully in the ensuing deliberations before the committee? The answer to this Question lies in Article 122(3) of the Constitution which says:"
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