19Council meetings

19 Council meetings (1) The Council must hold at least 4 meetings in each calendar year at intervals not exceeding 4 months. (2) The Chairperson must call the meetings of the Council that are necessary for the exercise of its powers and the performance of its functions. (3) At least one-half of the members of the Council may request the Chairperson to call a meeting. (4) The request must: (a) be in writing and signed by all of the members making the request; and (b) specify the matters proposed for deliberation at the meeting.

Part 3 Administration of Institute Division 1 Council Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Act 1999 15 (5) If a request is made under subsection (3): (a) the Chairperson must call the meeting within 21 days after receiving the request; and (b) the meeting must be held within 30 days after the day on which it is called; and (c) only the matters specified in the request may be deliberated at the meeting. (6) At a Council meeting: (a) the presiding member is: (i) the Chairperson; or (ii) in the absence of the Chairperson – the Deputy Chairperson; or (iii) in the absence of both the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson – a member elected by the members present; and (b) the quorum is one-half of the number of members currently holding office; and (c) each member present has one vote; and (d) questions arising are to be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and, if there is an equal number of votes, the presiding member has a casting vote; and (e) subject to this Act and the By-laws, the Council must decide the procedure to be followed at or in connection with the meeting. (7) The Director must not: (a) be present during deliberations relating to the Director's performance or the terms of the Director's appointment; or (b) take part in making a decision about either of those matters. (8) However, all or part of subsection (7) does not apply if the Council passes a resolution to that effect after deliberating and voting on the matter in the Director's absence.

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