South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Five of the
members of the Council appointed by the Governor constitute a quorum of the
Council and no business may be conducted by the Council unless a quorum is
present.
(2) The presiding
member will preside at each meeting of the Council at which he or she is
present.
(3) If the presiding
member is absent, an appointed member chosen by the appointed members present
will preside at the meeting.
(4) A decision carried
by a majority of the votes cast by appointed members at a meeting is a
decision of the Council.
(5) Each appointed
member present at a meeting of the Council has one vote on any question
arising for decision and, if the votes are equal, the member presiding at the
meeting may exercise a casting vote.
(6) The Director is
not entitled to vote at a meeting of the Council.
(7) A conference by
telephone or other electronic means between members will, for the purposes of
this section, be taken to be a meeting of the Council at which the
participating members are present if—
(a)
notice of the conference is given to all members in the manner determined by
the Council for that purpose; and
(b) each
participating member is capable of communicating with every other
participating member during the conference.
(8) A proposed
resolution of the Council becomes a valid decision of the Council despite the
fact that it is not voted on at a meeting of the Council if—
(a)
notice of the proposed resolution is given to all members in accordance with
procedures determined by the Council; and
(b) a
majority of the appointed members express their concurrence in the proposed
resolution by letter, telex, facsimile transmission or other written
communication setting out the terms of the resolution.
(9) The Council must
cause accurate minutes to be kept of its proceedings.
(10) Subject to this
Act, the Council may determine its own procedures.