Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH ACT 1971 - SECT 39

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

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

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

             (4)  At a meeting of the Council at which neither the Chair nor the deputy of the Chair is present, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside.

             (5)  For the purposes of a meeting of the Council, the member representing the Commonwealth and 4 other members constitute a quorum.

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

             (7)  At a meeting of the Council:

                     (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, if there is an equality of votes, also has the casting vote.