Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Country Fire Authority Act 1958 - SECT 59

Meetings

59. Meetings



(1) Each such committee shall meet-

   (a)  in each year on the minimum number of occasions determined for that
        committee by the Authority; and

   (b)  in any particular year-

   (i)  on any further occasions determined for that committee by the
        Authority; and

   (ii) on any further occasions determined by the chairman or a majority of
        members of the committee.

(2) At any meeting of any such committee the chairman or in his absence a
member of the committee elected by the members present at the meeting shall
preside and be chairman of the meeting.

(3) A quorum of any such committee shall consist of not less than half of the
full number of members of the committee.

(4) Any question arising at any meeting of any such committee shall be
determined by the votes of a majority of the members present thereat and in
the event of an equality of votes on any matter the chairman of the meeting
shall have a second or casting vote.

(5) Subject to this Part and the regulations, each committee may regulate its
own proceedings in such manner as it thinks fit.