Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Australian Crime Commission (State Provisions) Act 2003 - SECT 15

Board committees

15. Board committees



(1) The Board may, with the unanimous agreement of all the members of the
Board (not including the CEO), establish a committee or committees to assist
in carrying out the functions of the Board.

(2) The Board may dissolve a committee at any time.

(3) The functions of a committee are as determined by the unanimous agreement
of all the members of the Board (not including the CEO).

(4) However, the Board cannot determine that a committee has the function of
determining whether an ACC State intelligence operation is a special operation
or whether an ACC State investigation is a special investigation.

(5) In performing its functions, a committee must comply with any directions
given to the committee by the Board.

(6) A question arising at a meeting of a committee is to be determined by a
majority of the votes of committee members present.

(7) However, the CEO is not entitled to vote on any question arising at a
meeting of a committee of which he or she is a member.

(8) A committee must inform the other members of the Board of its decisions.

(9) A committee may regulate proceedings at its meetings as it considers
appropriate.

(10) A committee must ensure that minutes of its meetings are kept.



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