Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00183:reg:23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00183
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 23
Character Range: 17497–18992

23      Other provisions about Board proceedings

(1)    Business may be carried out at a meeting of the Board only if:

(a)    a majority of the members appointed for the time being are present; and

(b)    a majority of the members present are Indigenous persons.

(2)    At a meeting, each member has a deliberative vote and the member presiding has a casting vote.

(3)    A member may vote on a resolution at a meeting by email or in writing if notice of the resolution is given, and the member votes, under procedures decided by the Board.

(4)    If a member votes under subsection (3) on a resolution at a meeting, the member is taken, for the purposes of the application of subsection (1) to the resolution, to have been present at the meeting.

(5)    A resolution of the Board is a valid resolution, even though it was not passed at a meeting of the Board, if:

(a)    a majority of the members appointed for the time being agree, in writing, to the proposed resolution; and

(b)    a majority of the members who agree are Indigenous persons; and

(c)    notice of the resolution is given under procedures decided by the Board.

(6)    The Board must keep a record of its proceedings.

(7)    The Board may conduct its proceedings (including its meetings) as it otherwise considers appropriate.
[Note: Under the Acts Interpretation Act, section 33B the Board may permit members to participate in meetings by telephone, close-circuit television or any other means of communication.]