South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The member
appointed to chair the Commission must chair all meetings of the Commission at
which he or she is present.
(2) If the member
appointed to chair the Commission is absent from a meeting of the Commission,
the meeting must be chaired—
(a) in a
case where the deputy of that member is a member of the Commission and present
at the meeting—by the deputy of that member; or
(b) in
any other case—by a member chosen by the members present at the meeting.
(3) Each member
present at a meeting of the Commission is entitled to one vote on any question
arising for decision at that meeting.
(4) The person
presiding at a meeting of the Commission has, in the event of an equality of
votes, a second or casting vote.
(4a) A decision
carried by a majority of the votes cast by the members present at a meeting of
the Commission is a decision of the Commission.
(5) A number of
members equal to one more than half (disregarding any fraction) of the number
of members for the time being appointed to the Commission constitutes a quorum
at a meeting of the Commission, and no business may be transacted at a meeting
unless a quorum is present.
(6) The Commission
must keep accurate minutes of proceedings at its meetings and, within 14 days
of the holding of a meeting, must furnish the Minister with a copy of the
minutes of that meeting.
(7) Subject to this
Act, the Commission may conduct its business in such manner as it thinks fit.