Conflict of Interest and Bias. 4.3.1 For faculty and academic staff who serve on Committees with Faculty Representation, a “Conflict of Interest” and/or “Bias” exists when a current or former relationship with a candidate or some other matter could improperly influence his/her judgment, and/or could reasonably create a perception of Bias.
4.3.2 Faculty and academic staff who serve on Committees with Faculty Representation must declare to the Chair of the Committee a Conflict of Interest and/or Bias as soon as it arises.
4.3.3 Faculty and academic staff who are under consideration by Committees with Faculty Representation have the right to declare to the Chair of the Committee a belief that a member of the Committee has a Conflict of Interest and/or Bias. A declaration of Conflict of Interest and/or Bias by a faculty or academic staff member under consideration by Committees with Faculty Representation must be made as soon as it is known, and should be made in advance of the relevant Committee meeting (if notified in advance of the composition of the Committee) or at the outset of the meeting, unless the Conflict of Interest and/or Bias was not reasonably discoverable at that time.
4.3.4 The Chair of the Committee with Faculty Representation must determine if:
4.3.4.1 The Conflict of Interest and/or Bias, or perceived Conflict of Interest and/or Bias, requires disclosure to the full Committee;
4.3.4.2 The faculty or academic staff member with the Conflict of Interest and/or Bias, or perceived Conflict of Interest and/or Bias, may continue to serve on the Committee; and
4.3.4.3 Any special conditions are required to govern the faculty or academic staff member’s continued participation on the Committee, e.g. absenting her/himself from specific discussion or decision processes.
Conflict of Interest and Bias. MSON requires that any Title IX Coordinator, investigator, facilitator or decisionmaker not have a conflict of interest or bias for or against Complainants or Respondents generally or an individual Complainant or Respondent. See Section XIII.
Conflict of Interest and Bias. 7.15.1 Australia presented on behalf an intersessional contact group MoP5 Doc 25 concerning developing arrangements on COI and bias. MoP5 provided a range of comments concerning the appropriate content of a policy on this topic and put forward to the meeting the considering of this policy at AC9. This policy will be provided to MoP6 for its consideration.
Conflict of Interest and Bias. 12.6.1 Australia, on behalf of New Zealand and Uruguay introduced AC9 Doc 17 that proposed comprehensive policy arrangements concerning the potential for conflicts of interest and bias to arise in the work of the Advisory Committee and Working Groups established by the Advisory Committee from time-to-time. The application of the policy would be limited to elected officials and invited experts of the Advisory Committee and its Working Groups. The policy would not apply to Parties to the Agreement appointed as an Advisory Committee member, or their advisers, pursuant to article IX(2) of the Agreement.
