Legal Aid Commission (Consultative Committees) Rules 1978
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Legal Aid Commission Act 1976
Legal Aid Commission (Consultative Committees) Rules 1978
Western Australia
Legal Aid Commission (Consultative Committees) Rules 1978
Contents
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Citation 1
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Definitions 1
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Chairman 1
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Secretary 2
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Quorum 2
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Meetings 2
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Voting at meetings 2
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Records 3
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Disputes 3
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Business 3
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Procedure 3
Notes
Compilation table 4
Defined terms
Western Australia
Legal Aid Commission Act 1976
Legal Aid Commission (Consultative Committees) Rules 1978
1. Citation
These rules may be cited as the Legal Aid Commission (Consultative Committees) Rules 1978 1.
2. Definitions
The Act means the Legal Aid Commission Act 1976 (as amended);
Chairman means a chairman of a Consultative Committee elected pursuant to these Rules;
Committee means a Consultative Committee established under section 62A of the Act;
Director means the Director of Legal Aid appointed under section 18 of the Act;
Meeting means a Meeting of a Consultative Committee;
Secretary means the Secretary of a Consultative Committee elected pursuant to these Rules.
3. Chairman
(a) The Chairman shall be elected by the members of the Committee.
(b) The Chairman shall, when present, preside at any meeting of the Committee.
(c) In the absence of the Chairman the members who are present at any meeting may elect one of their number to preside at that meeting.
4. Secretary
(a) The members of each Committee shall elect a Secretary from amongst their number.
(b) Subject to these Rules the Secretary shall have such duties as the Committee shall from time to time determine.
5. Quorum
To constitute a meeting there must be no fewer than one half of the members present.
6. Meetings
(a) If possible, at each meeting the Committee shall fix the time and place for its next meeting and no further notice need be given to members then present. The Secretary shall promptly and in writing notify the Director (if he is not a member) and any member who was not then present.