AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY ACT 2005 - SECT 44 Decisions without meetings

AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY ACT 2005 - SECT 44

  (1)   A decision is taken to have been made at a meeting of the ACMA if:

  (a)   without meeting, a majority of the members indicate agreement with the proposed decision in accordance with the method determined by the ACMA under subsection   (2); and

  (b)   all the members were informed of the proposed decision, or reasonable efforts were made to inform all the members of the proposed decision.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) applies only if the ACMA:

  (a)   has determined that it applies; and

  (b)   has determined the method by which members are to indicate agreement with proposed decisions.

  (3)   Paragraph   (1)(a) does not apply to a member who is prevented by rules made for the purposes of section   29 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 from deliberating on the proposed decision.

  (4)   For the purposes of a particular proposed decision, this section applies to an associate member as if the associate member were a member, if that proposed decision relates to a matter connected with an inquiry, investigation, hearing or other matter specified in the associate member's instrument of appointment.