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# SCHEDULE 2 - Meetings of Commi SCHEDULE 2 - Meetings of Commission
[Section 5](#GS5@EN) [(4)](#GS5@Gs4@EN)
> **1. **Convening of meetings****
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> > > (1) The chairperson shall convene such meetings of the Commission as are necessary for the performance of the functions of the Commission.
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> > > (2) [*\[Schedule 2 Amended by No. 37 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:07 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-07/act-2016-037#GS7@Hpa@EN) In addition to convening meetings under [subclause (1)](#JS2@GC1@Gc1@EN) , the chairperson shall convene a meeting of the Commission when requested in writing to do so by 2 other Commissioners.
> **2. **Procedure at meetings****
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> > > (1) [*\[Schedule 2 Amended by No. 37 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:07 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-07/act-2016-037#GS7@Hpb@EN) The quorum at any duly convened meeting of the Commission is 3 Commissioners.
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> > > (2) Questions arising at a duly convened meeting of the Commission are to be determined by a majority of the votes of the Commissioners present.
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> > > (3) In the event of an equality of votes at a meeting of the Commission, the person presiding at the meeting has a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote.
> **3. **Chairperson****
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> > > (1) The chairperson or acting chairperson of the Commission shall preside at all meetings of the Commission.
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> > > (2) If the chairperson or acting chairperson is not present at a meeting of the Commission, a Commissioner elected by the Commissioners present shall preside at that meeting.
> **4. **Minutes****
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> > The Commission shall cause full and accurate minutes to be kept of its proceedings at meetings.
> **5. **General procedure****
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> > Subject to this Schedule, the procedure for the calling of, and for the conduct of business at, meetings of the Commission is as determined by the Commission.
> **6. **Disclosure of interests****
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> > > (1) A Commissioner who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Commission shall, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to that Commissioner's knowledge, disclose the nature of that interest at a meeting of the Commission.
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> > > (2) A disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Commission and the Commissioner shall not, unless the Commission otherwise determines –
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> > > > > (a) be present during any deliberation of the Commission with respect to that matter; or
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> > > > > (b) take part in any decision of the Commission with respect to that matter.