Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Subject to section 129, a relevant person has a general conflict of interest in a matter if an impartial, fair-minded person would consider that the person's private interests could result in that person acting in a manner that is contrary to their public duty.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)—
"private interests" means any direct or indirect interest of a relevant person that does not derive from their public duty and does not include an interest that is only a matter of personal opinion or belief;
"public duty" means the responsibilities and obligations that a relevant person has to members of the public in their role as a relevant person.