sec.50Meetings of Executive Council

sec.50 Meetings of Executive Council

The Governor must preside over a meeting of Executive Council. However, if, for good reason, the Governor can not preside, a meeting of Executive Council must be presided over by— if the Governor has appointed a member of Executive Council to preside—the member; or if the Governor has not appointed a member to preside—the member who is taken to be the most senior member present. Executive Council must not deal with any business at a meeting unless— it has been summoned to meet by the Governor’s authority; and at least 2 members, other than any presiding member, are present for the entire meeting. A meeting of Executive Council may be held using any technology that enables reasonably continuous and contemporaneous communication between participants. A person who participates in a meeting under subsection (4) is taken to be present at the meeting. In this section— participants , in a meeting of Executive Council, means the Governor or member presiding at the meeting and the members present at the meeting. s 50 amd 2020 No. 11 s 7 (sec.50-ssec.1) The Governor must preside over a meeting of Executive Council. (sec.50-ssec.2) However, if, for good reason, the Governor can not preside, a meeting of Executive Council must be presided over by— if the Governor has appointed a member of Executive Council to preside—the member; or if the Governor has not appointed a member to preside—the member who is taken to be the most senior member present. (sec.50-ssec.3) Executive Council must not deal with any business at a meeting unless— it has been summoned to meet by the Governor’s authority; and at least 2 members, other than any presiding member, are present for the entire meeting. (sec.50-ssec.4) A meeting of Executive Council may be held using any technology that enables reasonably continuous and contemporaneous communication between participants. (sec.50-ssec.5) A person who participates in a meeting under subsection (4) is taken to be present at the meeting. (sec.50-ssec.6) In this section— participants , in a meeting of Executive Council, means the Governor or member presiding at the meeting and the members present at the meeting.

• (a) if the Governor has appointed a member of Executive Council to preside—the member; or
• (b) if the Governor has not appointed a member to preside—the member who is taken to be the most senior member present.
• (a) it has been summoned to meet by the Governor’s authority; and
• (b) at least 2 members, other than any presiding member, are present for the entire meeting.