sec.233Meetings generally

### sec.233 Meetings generally The parole board must meet as often as is necessary to perform its functions. A meeting may be called by— if the meeting is called under section 175U —the president or a deputy president; or otherwise—the president or, in the absence of the president, a deputy president. In the absence of the president and each deputy president, an officer of the secretariat may call a meeting to consider whether a parole order should be amended, suspended or cancelled. The parole board may hold meetings, or allow board members to take part in meetings, by using a contemporaneous communication link between the members. A board member who takes part in a meeting under subsection (4) is taken to be present at the meeting. A question at a meeting of the parole board must be decided by a majority of votes of the board members present. If there is an equality of votes, the board member presiding at the meeting has a casting vote. A prisoner granted leave to appear before the parole board under section 190 may appear before a meeting— by using a contemporaneous communication link between the prisoner and the parole board; or if the prisoner has a special need—by attending personally. s 233 amd 2009 No. 30 s 32 ; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2 sub 2017 No. 15 s 12 amd 2020 No. 23 s 69 sch 1 pt 1 ; 2021 No. 24 s 15 (sec.233-ssec.1) The parole board must meet as often as is necessary to perform its functions. (sec.233-ssec.2) A meeting may be called by— if the meeting is called under section 175U —the president or a deputy president; or otherwise—the president or, in the absence of the president, a deputy president. (sec.233-ssec.3) In the absence of the president and each deputy president, an officer of the secretariat may call a meeting to consider whether a parole order should be amended, suspended or cancelled. (sec.233-ssec.4) The parole board may hold meetings, or allow board members to take part in meetings, by using a contemporaneous communication link between the members. (sec.233-ssec.5) A board member who takes part in a meeting under subsection (4) is taken to be present at the meeting. (sec.233-ssec.6) A question at a meeting of the parole board must be decided by a majority of votes of the board members present. (sec.233-ssec.7) If there is an equality of votes, the board member presiding at the meeting has a casting vote. (sec.233-ssec.8) A prisoner granted leave to appear before the parole board under section 190 may appear before a meeting— by using a contemporaneous communication link between the prisoner and the parole board; or if the prisoner has a special need—by attending personally. - (a) if the meeting is called under section 175U —the president or a deputy president; or - (b) otherwise—the president or, in the absence of the president, a deputy president. - (a) by using a contemporaneous communication link between the prisoner and the parole board; or - (b) if the prisoner has a special need—by attending personally.