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as it determines from time to time.

"(2) The Chairperson:

    (a) may convene a meeting of the Commission; and

    (b) must convene a meeting of the Commission on receipt of a written request signed by at least 4 members.

"(3) The Commission must hold at least 3 meetings each calendar year.

"(4) At a meeting of the Commission, 5 members constitute a quorum if:

    (a) at least one of them is a member referred to in paragraph 89E(1)(c); and

(b) one of them is the member referred to in paragraph 89E(1)(d); and

    (c) one of them is the member referred to in paragraph 89E(1)(e).

"(5) Questions arising at a meeting of the Commission must be determined by the majority of the votes of the members present and voting at the meeting.

"(6) If the Commission so determines, a resolution is taken to have been passed at a meeting of the Commission if, without meeting, a majority of the members who would, if present at a meeting and entitled to vote on the resolution at that meeting, have constituted a quorum indicate agreement with the resolution in accordance with a method determined by the Commission.

"(7) The Chairperson is to preside at all meetings of the Commission at which he or she is present.

"(8) If the Chairperson is not present at a meeting of the Commission, the members present at the meeting must elect one of their number to preside at the meeting.

"(9) The member presiding at a meeting of the Commission has a deliberative vote and, if there is an equality of votes, also has a casting vote.

"(10) Subject to this section, the Commission may determine the procedure to be followed at its meetings.

"(11) In this section:

'member' includes the Chief Executive Officer.

Delegation by Commission

"89R. The Commission may, in writing, delegate to the Chief Executive Officer or any of its members all or any of its functions and powers.

Annual reports

"89S.(1) As soon as possible after each 30 June, the Chairperson must give the Minister, for presentation to the Parliament, a report of the Commission's activities during the financial year that ended on that day.

"(2) A report under this section must include particulars of:

    (a) any directions given by the Minister under section 89D; and

    (b) any guidelines issued by the Commission under section 73A; and

    (c) the operations of each administering authority under this Act; during the financial year to which the report relates.".

Review by Commission

14. Section 96D of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:

"(5) The Commission must, having reviewed an estimate:

    (a) confirm the estimate; or

    (b) vary the