6AUse of technology

6A Use of technology

6A Use of technology

(1) Without limiting clause 6, a meeting of the Council may be called or held using any technology consented to by all the members of the Council.

(2) The consent may be a standing one.

(3) A member may only withdraw his or her consent a reasonable period before the meeting.

(4) If the members are not all in attendance at one place and are holding a meeting using technology that permits each member to communicate with other members—

(a) the members are, for the purpose of every provision of this Act and by-laws concerning meetings of the Council, taken to be assembled together at a meeting and to be present at that meeting, and

(b) all proceedings of those members conducted in that manner are as valid and effective as if conducted at a meeting at which all of them were present.