Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Archives Act 1983 No. 79 of 1983 - SECT 17

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, 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 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 sub-sections (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 office, be read as a reference to the Deputy Chairman.