71Meetings of Agency

##### 71 Meetings of Agency (1) The Agency shall hold such meetings as are necessary for the efficient performance of its functions. (2) The Merit Protection Commissioner may, at any time, convene a meeting of the Agency. (2A) Meetings of the Agency may be held in one, or in a combination of more than one, of the following ways: (a) in person; (b) by telephone; (c) by closed‑circuit television; (d) by any other electronic means of communication. (3) The Merit Protection Commissioner shall preside at all meetings of the Agency at which he or she is present. (4) Where the Merit Protection Commissioner is not present at a meeting of the Agency, the members present shall appoint one of their number to preside at the meeting. (5) At a meeting of the Agency, not less than one‑half of the members constitute a quorum. (6) Questions arising at a meeting of the Agency shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting. (7) The person presiding at a meeting of the Agency has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, also has a casting vote. (8) A reference in this section to the Merit Protection Commissioner is, if there is an acting Merit Protection Commissioner, a reference to the acting Merit Protection Commissioner. (9) A reference in this section to a member includes, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to an acting Merit Protection Commissioner who is not a member and to an acting member.