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National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975
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(1) Meetings of a Board shall be held at such times and places as the Board, from time to time, determines.
(2) The presiding member of a Board may at any time, and, if so directed by the Minister, shall, convene a meeting of the Board.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a Board shall determine its procedures and determine which persons are to be permitted to attend or participate in meetings of the Board.
(4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), at a meeting of a Board, a number of members greater than half the number of persons who constitute the Board constitute a quorum.
(5) Where a Board is established for a park or reserve that consists wholly of Aboriginal land, a meeting of the Board shall not be held, or shall not continue, unless the majority of the members of the Board present at the meeting are members appointed pursuant to nominations by the traditional Aboriginal owners of that Aboriginal land.
(6) A meeting of a Board shall not be held, or shall not continue, unless at least one of the members of the Board present at the meeting is a member appointed otherwise than pursuant to a nomination by the traditional Aboriginal owners of the Aboriginal land situated in the park or reserve for which the Board is established.
(7) Subject to subsection (8), the presiding member of a Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board.
(8) If the presiding member of a Board is absent from a meeting of the Board, the members of the Board who are present shall elect one of their number to preside at the meeting.
(9) Decisions of a Board shall be determined by a majority of the members of the Board present and voting.
(10) The member of a Board who is presiding at a meeting of the Board has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, also has a casting vote.