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Biosecurity Act 2014
sec.82Conduct of meetings
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### sec.82 Conduct of meetings
A question at an invasive animal board meeting is decided by a majority of the votes of the directors of the board present and voting.
Each director present has a vote on each question to be decided and, if the votes are equal, the chairperson has a casting vote.
A director present at the meeting who abstains from voting is taken to have voted for the negative.
An invasive animal board may allow its directors to take part in its meetings by using any technology that reasonably allows directors to hear and take part in discussions as they happen.
teleconferencing
A director who takes part in an invasive animal board meeting under subsection (4) is taken to be present at the meeting.
A resolution is validly made by an invasive animal board, even if it is not passed at a board meeting, if—
a majority of the board’s directors gives written agreement to the resolution; and
notice of the resolution is given under procedures approved by the board.
(sec.82-ssec.1) A question at an invasive animal board meeting is decided by a majority of the votes of the directors of the board present and voting.
(sec.82-ssec.2) Each director present has a vote on each question to be decided and, if the votes are equal, the chairperson has a casting vote.
(sec.82-ssec.3) A director present at the meeting who abstains from voting is taken to have voted for the negative.
(sec.82-ssec.4) An invasive animal board may allow its directors to take part in its meetings by using any technology that reasonably allows directors to hear and take part in discussions as they happen. teleconferencing
(sec.82-ssec.5) A director who takes part in an invasive animal board meeting under subsection (4) is taken to be present at the meeting.
(sec.82-ssec.6) A resolution is validly made by an invasive animal board, even if it is not passed at a board meeting, if— a majority of the board’s directors gives written agreement to the resolution; and notice of the resolution is given under procedures approved by the board.
- (a) a majority of the board’s directors gives written agreement to the resolution; and
- (b) notice of the resolution is given under procedures approved by the board.