Mt. Gravatt Showgrounds Act 1988
sec.14Proceedings of trust
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sec.14 Proceedings of trust
The members of the trust shall from time to time elect one of their number to be chairperson of the trust and another of their number to be deputy chairperson. At every meeting of the trust the chairperson, if present, shall preside or, if the chairperson is not present, the deputy chairperson, if present, shall preside or, if the deputy chairperson also is not present, a member of the trust appointed from and by those members who are present shall preside. A person, other than the chairperson, while the person is presiding at a meeting of the trust shall have all the powers and authorities of the chairperson. At every meeting of the trust 4 members thereof shall constitute a quorum. At every meeting of the trust at which a quorum is present— each member thereof who is present shall be entitled to 1 vote upon each question; and any member thereof who is present and who abstains from voting upon a question shall be deemed to have voted in the negative; and in the event of an equality of votes upon any question it shall be deemed that the question has been resolved in the negative. Except as is provided by this section, business of a meeting of the trust shall be conducted as determined by the members of the trust present at the meeting. (sec.14-ssec.1) The members of the trust shall from time to time elect one of their number to be chairperson of the trust and another of their number to be deputy chairperson. (sec.14-ssec.2) At every meeting of the trust the chairperson, if present, shall preside or, if the chairperson is not present, the deputy chairperson, if present, shall preside or, if the deputy chairperson also is not present, a member of the trust appointed from and by those members who are present shall preside. (sec.14-ssec.2A) A person, other than the chairperson, while the person is presiding at a meeting of the trust shall have all the powers and authorities of the chairperson. (sec.14-ssec.3) At every meeting of the trust 4 members thereof shall constitute a quorum. (sec.14-ssec.4) At every meeting of the trust at which a quorum is present— each member thereof who is present shall be entitled to 1 vote upon each question; and any member thereof who is present and who abstains from voting upon a question shall be deemed to have voted in the negative; and in the event of an equality of votes upon any question it shall be deemed that the question has been resolved in the negative. (sec.14-ssec.5) Except as is provided by this section, business of a meeting of the trust shall be conducted as determined by the members of the trust present at the meeting.
- (a) each member thereof who is present shall be entitled to 1 vote upon each question; and
- (b) any member thereof who is present and who abstains from voting upon a question shall be deemed to have voted in the negative; and
- (c) in the event of an equality of votes upon any question it shall be deemed that the question has been resolved in the negative.