14BProvisions as to committees of management incorporated under section 14A

14B Provisions as to committees of management incorporated under section 14A (1) In this section and in sections 14C, 14D and 14E a committee of management that is declared to be a corporation under section 14A is referred to as "an incorporated committee". (2) An incorporated committee shall consist of the members who constituted the committee of management immediately prior to the publication in the Government Gazette of the notification under section 14A(1). S. 14B(3) amended by Nos 40/2009 s. 4, 47/2025 s. 16(1). (3) The Minister shall appoint one of the members of an incorporated committee to be chairperson. S. 14B(4) amended by No. 73/1996 s. 12. (4) Subject to this Act, a member of an incorporated committee shall hold office for a period of up to three years but shall be eligible for re‑appointment. (5) The Minister may at any time remove a member of an incorporated committee from office. S. 14B(6) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 16(2). (6) A member of an incorporated committee may resign the member's office by writing signed by the member and delivered to the Minister. S. 14B(7) substituted by No. 47/2025 s. 16(3). (7) The office of a member of an incorporated committee becomes vacant if the member— (a) is absent without the permission of the committee from 4 consecutive meetings of the committee; or (b) becomes bankrupt or the member's property becomes in any manner subject to control under the law relating to bankruptcy; or (c) is convicted of an indictable offence or of an offence which, if committed in Victoria, would be an indictable offence; or (d) becomes incapable of performing the duties of the member's office; or (e) is removed from office or resigns the member's office; or (f) dies. S. 14B(8) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 16(4). (8) At any meeting of an incorporated committee the chairperson (or, in the absence of the chairperson, such member as the members present appoint) shall preside. (9) A quorum of an incorporated committee shall consist of a majority of the members for the time being in office. (10) The powers and functions of an incorporated committee shall be exercised in accordance with a majority of votes at any meeting and in the event of an equality of votes the person presiding shall have a second or casting vote. (11) Subject to this section, the provisions of this Act relating to committees of management (not being bodies corporate) appointed under section 14(2) shall apply to committees of management that are declared to be corporations under section 14A. S. 14C inserted by No. 9551 s. 4.