City of Brisbane Regulation 2012
sec.255Quorum
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sec.255 Quorum
A quorum of a committee is a majority of its members. However, if the number of members is an even number, one-half of the number is a quorum. Subsection (4) applies if— the mayor is a member of a standing committee of the council, other than the chairperson of the committee; and the mayor is not present at a meeting of the committee. For working out a quorum for the meeting, the mayor is not counted as a member of the committee. s 255 prev s 255 om 2020 SL No. 156 s 12 pres s 255 ins 2020 SL No. 156 s 13 (sec.255-ssec.1) A quorum of a committee is a majority of its members. (sec.255-ssec.2) However, if the number of members is an even number, one-half of the number is a quorum. (sec.255-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if— the mayor is a member of a standing committee of the council, other than the chairperson of the committee; and the mayor is not present at a meeting of the committee. (sec.255-ssec.4) For working out a quorum for the meeting, the mayor is not counted as a member of the committee.
- (a) the mayor is a member of a standing committee of the council, other than the chairperson of the committee; and
- (b) the mayor is not present at a meeting of the committee.