New South Wales Consolidated Acts

NEW SOUTH WALES INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY ACT 1964 - SECT 13

13 Proceedings of the Institute

(1) The procedure for the calling of meetings of the Institute and for the conduct of business at those meetings shall, subject to any by-laws in relation thereto, be as determined by the Institute.

(2) At any meeting of the Institute a quorum shall be formed:

(a) where the total number of members for the time being is exactly divisible by two, by one more than one-half of that number,

(b) where the total number of members for the time being is not exactly divisible by two, by the number of members equal to the next whole number above one-half of the total number of members for the time being.

(3) Any duly convened meeting at which a quorum is present shall be competent to transact any business of the Institute, and shall have and discharge all the powers, authorities, duties and functions of the Institute.

(4) A decision of the majority of the members present at a meeting of the Institute shall be the decision of the Institute.

(5) The Institute shall cause minutes to be kept of the proceedings at formal meetings.

(6) No act or proceeding of the Institute shall be invalidated by reason only of the fact that at the time when the act or proceeding was done, taken or commenced, there was a vacancy in the office of any member.