Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 - SECT 14B

Provisions as to committees of management incorporated under section 14A

14B. Provisions as to committees of management incorporated under section 14A



(1) In this section and in sections 14C, 14D and 14E a committee of management
that is declared to be a corporation under section 14A is referred to as "an
incorporated committee".

(2) An incorporated committee shall consist of the members who constituted the
committee of management immediately prior to the publication in the Government
Gazette of the notification under section 14A(1).

(3) The Minister shall appoint one of the members of an incorporated committee
to be chairman.



(4) Subject to this Act, a member of an incorporated committee shall hold
office for a period of up to three years but shall be eligible for
re-appointment.

(5) The Minister may at any time remove a member of an incorporated committee
from office.

(6) A member of an incorporated committee may resign his office by writing
signed by him and delivered to the Minister.

(7) If any member of an incorporated committee-

   (a)  is absent without permission of the committee from four consecutive
        meetings of the committee;

   (b)  becomes bankrupt or his property becomes in any manner subject to
        control under the law relating to bankruptcy;

   (c)  is convicted of an indictable offence or of an offence which, if
        committed in Victoria, would be an indictable offence;

   (d)  becomes incapable of performing the duties of his office;

   (e)  is removed from office or resigns his office; or

   (f)  dies-

his office as a member of the committee shall become vacant.

(8) At any meeting of an incorporated committee the chairman (or, in the
absence of the chairman, such member as the members present appoint) shall
preside.

(9) A quorum of an incorporated committee shall consist of a majority of the
members for the time being in office.

(10) The powers and functions of an incorporated committee shall be exercised
in accordance with a majority of votes at any meeting and in the event of an
equality of votes the person presiding shall have a second or casting vote.

(11) Subject to this section, the provisions of this Act relating to
committees of management (not being bodies corporate) appointed under section
14(2) shall apply to committees of management that are declared to be
corporations under section 14A.