109Working groups of Council

109 Working groups of Council

(1) Subject to this section, the Council may establish such working groups as it considers necessary for the performance of its functions to provide advice to it upon such matters as are specified by the Council. (2) A working group is to consist of such persons, whether members or not, as the Council considers fit. (3) The Chairperson of the Council is to appoint one of the persons on each working group to be the Chairperson of that working group. (4) The Council may determine: (a) the manner in which a working group is to perform its functions; and (b) the procedure to be followed at or in relation to meetings of a working group, including matters with respect to: (i) the convening of meetings of the working group; and (ii) the number of members of the working group who are to constitute a quorum; and (iii) the selection of a member of the working group to preside at meetings of the working group at which the Chairperson of the working group is not present; and (iv) the manner in which questions arising at a meeting of the working group are to be decided. (5) A working group is to continue in existence, if it is not earlier dissolved by the Council, for the period of 6 months after its establishment or for that period as extended under subsection (6). (6) Where the Council considers it desirable to do so, the Council may, by resolution, determine that the period of 6 months, or that period as previously extended by virtue of the operation of this subsection, is to be extended or further extended by a period of 6 months immediately following the period so referred to or that period as previously so extended. (7) Where the Council establishes a working group to provide advice to it on a matter, the working group must prepare a written report and, as soon as practicable, submit that report to the Council for its consideration. (8) Where a member of a working group disagrees with a finding or recommendation of the majority of the working group, the report of the working group must include a statement of the views of that member.