South Australian Consolidated Acts

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE ACT 1986 - SECT 12

12—Proceedings

        (1)         Six members of the Advisory Committee, of whom—

            (a)         1 is the presiding member, or the Director acting in the absence of the presiding member (unless the Director is unavailable); and

            (b)         at least 2 are members appointed to represent the interests of employers; and

            (c)         at least 2 are members appointed to represent the interests of employees,

constitute a quorum of the Advisory Committee.

        (2)         When a matter arises for decision at a meeting of the Advisory Committee—

            (a)         the members appointed to represent the interests of employers or employees will each have a deliberative vote; and

            (b)         if those deliberative votes are equal, the person presiding at the meeting does not have a casting vote.

        (3)         The members of the Advisory Committee holding office under section 8(1)(b) and (c) do not have a vote on any matter arising for decision at a meeting of the Advisory Committee.

        (4)         A decision carried by a majority of the votes cast under subsection (2)(a) is a decision of the Advisory Committee.

        (5)         A telephone or video conference between members of the Advisory Committee constituted in accordance with procedures determined by the Advisory Committee will, for the purposes of this section, be taken to be a meeting of the Advisory Committee at which the participating members are present.

        (6)         A resolution of the Advisory Committee—

            (a)         of which notice was given to all members of the Advisory Committee in accordance with procedures determined by the Advisory Committee; and

            (b)         in which a majority of the members of the Advisory Committee who would be entitled to vote under subsection (2) if the matter were before a meeting of the Advisory Committee have expressed their concurrence in writing or in some other manner determined by the Advisory Committee,

will be taken to be a decision of the Advisory Committee made at a meeting of the Advisory Committee.

        (7)         The Advisory Committee must cause an accurate record to be kept of its proceedings.

        (8)         Subject to this Act, the proceedings of the Advisory Committee will be conducted in a manner determined by the Advisory Committee.