Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ARCHIVES ACT 1983 - SECT 17

             (1)  The Council shall hold such meetings as are necessary for the performance of its functions.

             (2)  The Chairman may at any time convene a meeting of the Council.

             (3)  The Chairman shall, on receipt of a request in writing signed by 2 other members of the Council, convene a meeting of the Council.

             (4)  At a meeting of the Council a majority of the members of the Council constitute a quorum.

             (5)  The Director-General is entitled to receive notice of meetings of the Council, and the Director-General, or a member of the staff of the Archives nominated by him or her, may attend any meeting of the Council and take such part in the proceedings, not including voting, as the Council approves.

             (6)  The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Council at which he or she is present.

             (7)  If, at a meeting of the Council, the Chairman is not present but the Deputy Chairman is present, the Deputy Chairman shall preside at the meeting.

             (8)  If neither the Chairman nor the Deputy Chairman is present at a meeting of the Council, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside at the meeting.

             (9)  Questions arising at a meeting of the Council shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting.

           (10)  The member presiding at a meeting of the Council has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, also has a casting vote.

           (11)  In subsections (2) and (3), a reference to the Chairman shall, if there is no Chairman or the Chairman is absent from Australia or unable to perform the duties of his or her office, be read as a reference to the Deputy Chairman.