Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:195
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 195
Character Range: 1767998–1769743

195  Meetings
 (1) The Commission shall hold such meetings as are necessary for the performance of its functions.
 (2) The President:
 (a) shall convene such meetings of the Commission as the President considers necessary for the efficient performance of its functions; and
 (b) shall convene a meeting of the Commission on receipt of a written request signed by a number of commissioners equal to or exceeding a majority of the commissioners for the time being holding office.
 (3) The President shall preside at all meetings of the Commission at which the President is present.
 (4) In the absence of the President from a meeting of the Commission, the Deputy President shall preside at the meeting if the Deputy President is present.
 (5) In the absence of both the President and Deputy President from a meeting of the Commission, the commissioners present at the meeting shall elect one of their number to preside at the meeting.
 (6) At a meeting of the Commission:
 (a) a quorum is constituted by 3 commissioners; and
 (b) all questions shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the commissioners present and voting; and
 (c) the commissioner presiding has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, does not have a casting vote; and
 (d) in the event of an equality of votes on a question, the question shall be taken to have been decided in the negative.
 (7) The Commission may, subject to this section, regulate the conduct of proceedings at its meetings as it thinks fit and shall cause minutes of those proceedings to be kept.
 (8) In this section:
commissioner includes an acting commissioner.
Deputy President includes an acting Deputy President.
President includes an acting President.

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