Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00216:clause:1_253q
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00216
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 253Q
Character Range: 20808–22263

253Q  Virtual meetings
 (1) Virtual meeting technology may be used in holding a Chapter 2G meeting, provided the technology gives the persons entitled to attend the meeting, as a whole, a reasonable opportunity to participate without being physically present in the same place.
 (2) To avoid doubt:
 (a) a reasonable opportunity to participate includes a reasonable opportunity to exercise a right to speak; and
 (b) a person may elect to exercise a right to speak (including a right to ask questions) orally rather than in writing.
 (3) All persons so participating in the meeting are taken for all purposes to be present in person at the meeting while so participating.
 (4) All persons so participating in the meeting who are entitled to vote at the meeting:
 (a) must be given the opportunity to participate in the vote in real time; and
 (b) may be given the opportunity to record a vote in advance of the meeting at the election of the voter.
 (5) If:
 (a) virtual meeting technology is used in holding a Chapter 2G meeting; and
 (b) a document is required or permitted to be tabled at the meeting;
the document is taken to have been tabled at the meeting if the document is:
 (c) given to the persons entitled to attend the meeting (whether physically or using virtual meeting technology) before the meeting; or
 (d) made accessible to the persons attending the meeting (whether physically or using virtual meeting technology) during the meeting.