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as Chairman during the absence of the Chairman, but any such appointment ceases to have effect if a person is appointed as Deputy Chairman or the Deputy Chairman becomes available to act as Chairman.
(3) A person acting as Chairman shall act in that capacity on such terms and conditions as the Governor-General determines and has all the powers and duties, and shall perform all the functions, conferred on the Chairman by this Act.

Meetings of Tribunal.
15. (1) Subject to this section, the Chairman shall convene such meetings of the Tribunal as he thinks necessary for the efficient performance of the functions of the Tribunal.
(2) Meetings of the Tribunal shall be held at such places as the Chairman determines.
(3) The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Tribunal at which he is present.
(4) In the absence of the Chairman from a meeting of the Tribunal, the Deputy Chairman shall preside.
(5) Subject to this Act, the member presiding at a meeting of the Tribunal may give directions regarding the procedure to be followed at or in connexion with the meeting.
(6) At a meeting of the Tribunal—
       (a) three members (including the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman) form a quorum;
       (b) all questions shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting; and
       (c) the member presiding has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, also has a casting vote.
Part III—Functions of the Tribunal

Functions of Tribunal.
16. The functions of the Tribunal, are to inquire and report to the Minister, in any case where the Tribunal is required to do so by the Minister or the Tribunal considers that it is desirable to do so, whether the price at which a company to which this Act applies supplies or proposes to supply goods or services of a particular description is justified and, if the Tribunal is of the opinion that the price is not justified, what lower price for the supply by the company of goods or services of that description would be justified.

Power of Minister to require Tribunal to inquire into and report on matter.
17. The Minister may, by notice in writing under his hand delivered to the Chairman, require the Tribunal to make an inquiry and report in accordance with section 16 upon a matter specified in the notice.

Notification to Tribunal of proposed increases in prices or proposed prices of goods or services.
18. (1) A company to which this Act applies shall not supply goods or services of a particular description at a price that is higher than the highest price at which the company supplied goods