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 public.
(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; and
(b)
where a meeting of the Board concerns a proceeding under Part 5 relating
to a disciplinary or impairment matter, a person to whom the proceedings
relate 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 the maintenance
of professional standards.
(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 public during normal office hours without fee,
other than minutes relating to —
(a)
proceedings under Part 5 relating to a disciplinary or impairment matter;
(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 person 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.