Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The chairperson shall preside at all committee meetings at which he or she is present.
(2) Where the chairperson is not present at a meeting, the deputy chairperson shall preside.
(3) Where the chairperson and the deputy chairperson are both absent from a meeting, the members present shall elect 1 of their number to preside.
(4) The member presiding at a meeting may give directions regarding the procedure to be followed in connection with the meeting.
(5) Questions arising at a meeting shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting.
(6) The member presiding at a meeting has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, a casting vote.
(7) The committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings.