COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 62 Proceedings at meetings of Redistribution Committee etc.
COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 62
Proceedings at meetings of Redistribution Committee etc.(1) The Electoral Commissioner may, at any time, convene a meeting of a Redistribution Committee for a State.
(2) The Electoral Commissioner shall preside at all meetings of a Redistribution Committee at which he or she is present.
(3) If the Electoral Commissioner is not present at a meeting of a Redistribution Committee for a State (except the Australian Capital Territory), the Australian Electoral Officer for the State shall preside.
(4) If the Electoral Commissioner is not present at a meeting of a Redistribution Committee for the Australian Capital Territory, the member of the Redistribution Committee appointed under subsection 60(7B) is to preside.
(5) At a meeting of a Redistribution Committee, 3 members constitute a quorum.
(6) Questions arising at a meeting of a Redistribution Committee shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting.
(7) The member presiding at a meeting of a Redistribution Committee has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, also has a casting vote.
(8) A Redistribution Committee may regulate the conduct of proceedings at its meetings as it thinks fit.
(9) A Redistribution Committee may inform itself on any matter in such manner as it thinks fit and may consult with such persons as it thinks fit.
(10) The Electoral Commission shall, on request by a
Redistribution Committee, supply the Redistribution Committee with all such
information, and provide the Redistribution Committee with all such
assistance, as it requires for the purposes of this Part.