Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION ACT 1996 No. 37, 1996 - SECT 41

(1) A meeting of a Division must be convened by:

   (a)  the President; or

   (b)  if the President is not a member of the Division-by the Deputy
        President; or

   (c)  if neither the President nor the Deputy President is a member of the
        Division-by the person nominated under subsection 40(3).

(2) The person responsible for convening the meetings of a Division must
preside at all meetings of it at which he or she is present.

(3) If the person referred to in subsection (2) is not present at a meeting,
the members who are present must elect one of their number to preside.

(4) 2 members constitute a quorum for the purposes of a meeting.

(5) Questions arising at a meeting must be determined by a majority of the
votes of the members present and voting.

(6) The member presiding at a meeting has a deliberative vote.

(7) If more than 2 members are present at a meeting and there is an equality
of votes, the presiding member also has a casting vote.

(8) If:

   (a)  only 2 members are present at a meeting; and

   (b)  they differ on a question arising at the meeting; the presiding member
        must adjourn the determination of the question to a meeting at which
        all members of the Division are present.