116Quorum at meetings

116  Quorum at meetings

 (1) At a meeting of the Nature Repair Committee, a quorum is constituted by 4 Nature Repair Committee members.

 (2) The quorum under subsection (1) must include the Chair of the Committee, unless:

 (a) subsection (3) applies in the circumstance where section 203 of the Act has prevented the Chair from participating in the deliberations or decisions of the Committee with respect to a particular matter; or

 (b) there is no Chair appointed; or

 (c) the Chair is incapacitated; or

 (d) the Chair informs the Committee that the Chair’s presence is not necessary for the quorum at a particular meeting.

 (3) Despite subsection (1), if:

 (a) section 203 of the Act prevents a Nature Repair Committee member from participating in the deliberations or decisions of the Committee with respect to a particular matter; and

 (b) when the member leaves the meeting concerned there is no longer a quorum present; and

 (c) the number of members still remaining at the meeting is 3;

the remaining members at the meeting constitute a quorum for the purpose of any deliberation or decision at the meeting with respect to that matter.