44Meetings of Committee

44 Meetings of Committee

(1)  A meeting of the Committee may be convened by the chairperson of the Committee, or by any 2 or more members of the Committee.

(2)  A quorum at a duly convened meeting of the Committee is constituted by 6 members of the Committee.

(3)  A duly convened meeting of the Committee at which a quorum is present is competent to transact any business of the Committee.

(4)  A question arising at a meeting of the Committee is to be determined by a majority of votes of the members of the Committee present and voting and, in the event of an equality of votes, the matter is to be taken to have been passed in the negative.

(5)  The chairperson of the Committee is to preside at all meetings of the Committee at which he or she is present.

(6)  If the chairperson of the Committee is not present at a meeting of the Committee, a member of the Committee elected by the members present is to preside at that meeting.

(7)  The Committee is to keep full and accurate minutes of its proceedings at meetings.

(8)  Unless otherwise specified in the Act, the procedure for the calling of, and for the conduct of business at, meetings of the Committee is to be as determined by the Committee.

(9)  The Minister may direct the Committee to allow a person to be present at any specified meeting of the Committee and that person may take part in the Committee's deliberations but may not vote on any question before a meeting of the Committee.