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Professional Engineers Act 2002
sec.95Conduct of meetings
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### sec.95 Conduct of meetings
A question at a board meeting is to be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting.
Each member present at the meeting has a vote on each question to be decided and, if the votes are equal, the member presiding has a casting vote.
A member present at the meeting who abstains from voting is taken to have voted for the negative.
The board may hold meetings, or allow members to take part in its meetings, by using any technology that reasonably allows members to hear and take part in discussions as they happen.
teleconferencing
A member who takes part in a board meeting under subsection (4) is taken to be present at the meeting.
A resolution is validly made by the board, even if it is not passed at a board meeting, if—
a majority of the members gives written agreement to the resolution; and
notice of the resolution is given under procedures approved by the board.
(sec.95-ssec.1) A question at a board meeting is to be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting.
(sec.95-ssec.2) Each member present at the meeting has a vote on each question to be decided and, if the votes are equal, the member presiding has a casting vote.
(sec.95-ssec.3) A member present at the meeting who abstains from voting is taken to have voted for the negative.
(sec.95-ssec.4) The board may hold meetings, or allow members to take part in its meetings, by using any technology that reasonably allows members to hear and take part in discussions as they happen. teleconferencing
(sec.95-ssec.5) A member who takes part in a board meeting under subsection (4) is taken to be present at the meeting.
(sec.95-ssec.6) A resolution is validly made by the board, even if it is not passed at a board meeting, if— a majority of the members gives written agreement to the resolution; and notice of the resolution is given under procedures approved by the board.
- (a) a majority of the members gives written agreement to the resolution; and
- (b) notice of the resolution is given under procedures approved by the board.