Magistrates Court Act 1987
15ADMeetings and procedure of committee
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15AD Meetings and procedure of committee
[Section 15AD Inserted by No. 6 of 2003, s. 26, Applied:01 Jul 2003]
(1) Meetings of the Magistrates Rule Committee are to be convened by or on the direction of the Chief Magistrate.
(2) The quorum for a meeting of the committee is 8, of whom one is to be the Chief Magistrate or Deputy Chief Magistrate.
(3) If the presiding member is unable to attend a meeting of the committee, the Deputy Chief Magistrate must preside at the meeting.
(4) A telephone or video conference between members of the committee is a meeting of the committee at which the members participating in the conference are present.
(5) Except as provided by this section, the committee may regulate its own proceedings.