SCHEDULE 2 - Meetings of Counc SCHEDULE 2 - Meetings of Council

Section 5 (10)

1.   Interpretation

In this Schedule –

meeting means meeting of the Council;

member means member of the Council.

2.   Convening of meetings

(1) Subject to subclause (2) , meetings are to be held at the times and places determined by the Council.

(2) A meeting may be convened by the chairperson or by any 3 other members.

3.   Presiding at meetings

(1) The chairperson of the Council is to preside at all meetings at which he or she is present.

(2) If the chairperson of the Council is not present at a meeting, a member elected by the members present at the meeting must preside.

4.   Quorum and voting at meetings

At a meeting –

(a) the quorum is half the total number of members of the Council; and

(b) a question is decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting; and

(c) the person presiding has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, also has a casting vote.

5.   Conduct of meetings

(1) Subject to this Act, the Council may regulate the calling of, and the conduct of business at, its meetings as it determines.

(2) Without limiting subclause (1) , the Council may permit members to participate in a particular meeting or all meetings by –