2BMeetings of committees may be held electronically

### 2B Meetings of committees may be held electronically > [*\[Section 2B Inserted by No. 68 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:15 Dec 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-12-15/act-2005-068#GS4@EN) > > > (1)  A committee of either House of Parliament or a joint committee of both Houses may hold meetings by electronic communication without the members of the committee being present in the same place. > > > (2)  [Subsection (1)](#GS2B@Gs1@EN) applies if – > > > > > > (a) the members of the committee constituting a quorum are able to speak to, and hear, each other contemporaneously when making any deliberation; and > > > > > > > (b) when a witness gives oral evidence to the committee, the members of the committee constituting a quorum are able to hear the witness contemporaneously and question the witness within the hearing of each other committee member constituting the quorum; and > > > > > > > (c) the chairperson of the committee ensures that a quorum is maintained during the meeting and – > > > > > > > > > > (i) in the case of a committee of the Legislative Council, that the standing orders of the Council are observed; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) in the case of a committee of the House of Assembly, that the standing orders of the House are observed; and > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) in the case of a joint committee of both Houses, unless the resolution establishing the joint committee makes provision for the standing orders that are to be observed, that the standing orders of the Council or Assembly, as the joint committee resolves, are observed.