Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995
SCHEDULE 2 - Provisions with rSCHEDULE 2 - Provisions with respect to meetings of Heritage Council
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SCHEDULE 2 - Provisions with r SCHEDULE 2 - Provisions with respect to meetings of Heritage Council
1. Convening of meetings
(1) The chairperson may convene an ordinary meeting of the Heritage Council.
(2) The chairperson or 3 other members may convene an extraordinary meeting of the Heritage Council.
2. Notices of ordinary meetings
(1) The chairperson is to give at least 2 days' notice of any ordinary meeting.
(2) A notice is to be in writing and served on each member by hand or post at the usual place of residence or business of the member.
3. Quorum at meetings
(1) The quorum at any duly convened meeting of the Heritage Council is 7 members.
(2) Any duly convened meeting of the Heritage Council at which a quorum is present is competent to transact any business of the Council.
(3) Business of the Heritage Council is not to be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum is present.
(4) If a quorum is not present at a meeting within 20 minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the chairperson may adjourn the meeting.
4. Chairperson
(1) The chairperson is to preside at the meetings of the Heritage Council.
(2) If the chairperson is not present at a meeting of the Heritage Council a member elected by the members present is to preside at that meeting.
5. Resolutions
(1) A resolution for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Heritage Council is to be determined in the affirmative if it receives the support of the majority of the members present and voting at that meeting.