15Board committees

15 Board committees

(1)  The Board may, with the unanimous agreement of all the members of the Board (not including the CEO), establish a committee or committees to assist in carrying out the functions of the Board.

(2)  The Board may dissolve a committee at any time.

(3)  The functions of a committee are as determined by the unanimous agreement of all the members of the Board (not including the CEO).

(4)  However, the Board cannot determine that a committee has the function of determining whether an ACC State intelligence operation is a special operation or whether an ACC State investigation is a special investigation.

(5)  In performing its functions, a committee must comply with any directions given to the committee by the Board.

(6)  A question arising at a meeting of a committee is to be determined by a majority of the votes of committee members present.

(7)  However, the CEO is not entitled to vote on any question arising at a meeting of a committee of which he or she is a member.

(8)  A committee must inform the other members of the Board of its decisions.

(9)  A committee may regulate proceedings at its meetings as it considers appropriate.

(10)  A committee must ensure that minutes of its meetings are kept.