34Meetings of executive committee

34 Meetings of executive committee

(1) The Chairperson: (a) may, at any time, convene a meeting of the executive committee; and (b) shall, on receipt of a written request signed by not fewer than 4 other executive members, convene a meeting of the executive committee. (2) The Minister may, at any time, convene a meeting of the executive committee. (3) The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the executive committee at which he or she is present. (4) Where the Chairperson is not present at a meeting of the executive committee: (a) the Deputy Chairperson shall preside at the meeting; or (b) if the Deputy Chairperson is not present at the meeting—the executive members present shall appoint one of their number to preside at the meeting. (5) At a meeting of the executive committee, 5 executive members constitute a quorum. (6) Subject to subsection 34A(4), questions arising at a meeting of the executive committee shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the executive members present and voting and the person presiding at the meeting has a deliberative vote and, in the case of an equality of votes, also has a casting vote.