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Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999
sec.77Quorum and voting at meetings of the committee
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### sec.77 Quorum and voting at meetings of the committee
At a meeting of the committee—
4 members constitute a quorum; and
a question must be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting; and
each member present has a vote on each question to be decided and, if the votes are equal, the member presiding also has a casting vote.
A quorum must include—
a member who represents operators; and
a member who represents workers; and
a member who represents inspectors.
s 77 amd 2010 No. 17 s 60 sch
(sec.77-ssec.1) At a meeting of the committee— 4 members constitute a quorum; and a question must be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting; and each member present has a vote on each question to be decided and, if the votes are equal, the member presiding also has a casting vote.
(sec.77-ssec.2) A quorum must include— a member who represents operators; and a member who represents workers; and a member who represents inspectors.
- (a) 4 members constitute a quorum; and
- (b) a question must be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting; and
- (c) each member present has a vote on each question to be decided and, if the votes are equal, the member presiding also has a casting vote.
- (a) a member who represents operators; and
- (b) a member who represents workers; and
- (c) a member who represents inspectors.