New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ROYAL INSTITUTE FOR DEAF AND BLIND CHILDREN ACT 1998 - SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE 2 – Provisions relating to procedure of Board

(Section 10)

1 General procedure

The procedure for the calling of meetings of the Board and for the conduct of business at those meetings is, subject to this Act and the by-laws, to be determined by the Board.

2 Quorum

The quorum for a meeting of the Board is 4 directors.

3 Chairperson

(1) The President, or in the President’s absence a Vice President, is to preside as chairperson.

(2) If the President and all Vice Presidents are absent from any meeting of the Board, the directors present are to elect one of their number to preside at that meeting.

(3) The person acting as chairperson at any meeting of the Board is to have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, is to have a second or casting vote.

(4) However, the person acting as chairperson does not have a second or casting vote where the vote relates to the retirement of the chairperson in accordance with clause 4 of Schedule 1.

4 Informality of election of director not to invalidate acts

Any act or decision of the Board is not to be called in to question merely because of any defects in the election or appointment of a director.