Aboriginal Land and Waters (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986
26Voting on motions at general meetings
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26 Voting on motions at general meetings
(1) Subject to subsection (2), section 26A and subsection 33(4), motions moved at a general meeting shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the registered members present at the meeting and voting. (2) A motion referred to in subsection 18(1) or (3) moved at a general meeting shall be taken to be passed only if it is supported by not less than two‑thirds of the registered members present at the meeting and voting. (3) A motion referred to in subsection 18(3) shall not be moved at a general meeting unless notice of the motion was given with, and in the same manner as, the notice of the day, time and place of the meeting given in accordance with this Act. (4) The person presiding at a general meeting has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes on a motion, other than a motion referred to in subsection 18(1) or (3), also has a casting vote.