Part 4Meetings of the Council and establishment and meetings of its committees

Part 4—Meetings of the Council and establishment and meetings of its committees Division 1—Meetings of Council 25—Convening of meetings The Chairperson— (a) may, at any time, convene a meeting of the Council; and (b) must convene a meeting of the Council when requested to do so in writing signed by at least two-thirds of the members. 26—Procedure at meetings (1) The Chairperson is to preside at all meetings at which he or she is present. (2) If the Chairperson is not present at a meeting, the members present are to elect one of their number to preside. (3) The Council is to keep minutes of each meeting. (4) Subject to this Division, the Council may regulate the conduct of the proceedings at its meetings as it thinks fit. 27—Quorum At a meeting, two-thirds of the members constitute a quorum. 28—Voting at meetings (1) At a meeting, a decision of the Council must be supported by the votes of at least two-thirds of the members, whether present or not. (2) The member presiding at a meeting of the Council has a deliberative vote only. Division 2—Committees of Council 29—NEPC Committee (1) There is established by this section a committee known as the National Environment Protection Council Committee. (2) The NEPC Committee consists of the following members: (a) the NEPC Executive Officer; (b) a nominee of each member of the Council, being an official of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, as the case requires. (3) The President of the Australian Local Government Association may nominate a person who is entitled to attend and be heard at any meeting of the NEPC Committee but who is not entitled to vote at any such meeting. 30—Chairperson of NEPC Committee The nominee of the Chairperson of the Council is to be Chairperson of the NEPC Committee. 31—Procedures of NEPC Committee (1) Meetings of the NEPC Committee are to be convened at the request of the Council or by the Chairperson of the Committee in accordance with procedures determined by the Council. (2) The procedures to be followed at a meeting of the NEPC Committee are to be determined by the Committee. 32—Functions of NEPC Committee The functions of the NEPC Committee are to assist and advise the Council in the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers. 33—Other committees (1) The Council may establish other committees to assist the Council in developing national environment protection measures (including assistance on specified issues). (2) The functions, membership and procedures of such other committees are to be determined by the Council. 34—Withdrawal from Agreement (1) If a State or Territory ceases to be a participating State or participating Territory— (a) the member of the NEPC Committee nominated by the Premier of the State or Chief Minister of the Territory ceases to be a member of the NEPC Committee; and (b) a member of any other committee who represents the State or Territory ceases to be a member of that other committee. (2) If the Australian Local Government Association ceases to be a party to the Agreement, the person nominated by the Association to attend and be heard at meetings of the NEPC Committee ceases to be entitled so to attend and be heard.