Part 5: Conflicts of interest Section 81: Conflicts of interest: duty to identify
Subsection (1) sets out the obligations on a contracting authority to take all reasonable steps to identify, and keep under review, potential conflicts of interest and any actual conflicts of interest in relation to a covered procurement.
	Subsections (2) to (4) provide details on when, in respect of an individual acting for or on behalf of a contracting authority, or a Minister, a conflict of interest arises in respect of a specific covered procurement. They set out that a conflict of interest arises when the individual or Minister is in a position to have an influence over a decision on a covered procurement, and has a direct or indirect interest in, or connection with, a supplier, or another interest in the procurement. That interest could be personal, professional or financial.