Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH ACT 1971 - SECT 14

             (1)  The Chair of the Board or the deputy of the Chair may convene meetings of the Board.

             (2)  If neither the Chair nor the deputy of the Chair is available, the Attorney‑General may convene a meeting of the Board.

             (3)  The Chair or the deputy of the Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board at which he or she is present.

             (4)  At a meeting of the Board at which neither the Chair nor the deputy of the Chair is present, the members present shall elect one of the members appointed by the Attorney‑General to preside.

             (5)  For the purposes of a meeting of the Board, 2 of the members appointed by the Attorney‑General and 2 of the members appointed by the Council constitute a quorum.

             (6)  A member of the Board may, by writing signed by the member, appoint another member or the deputy of another member as his or her proxy to attend and vote on his or her behalf at a meeting of the Board at which neither the first‑mentioned member nor his or her deputy is present.

             (7)  At a meeting of the Board:

                     (a)  all decisions shall be made by a majority of votes of the members voting, whether personally or by proxy; and

                     (b)  the member presiding has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, also has a casting vote.