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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 5.19

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 5.19

5.19 .         Quorum for meetings

        (1)         The quorum for a meeting of a council or committee is at least 50% of the number of offices (whether vacant or not) of member of the council or the committee.

        (2)         Subsection (3) applies despite subsection (1) if a council member is not present at any time during a meeting of —

            (a)         the council; or

            (b)         a committee of which the council member is a member.

        (3)         The office held by the council member must be disregarded for the purpose of determining the quorum for the meeting at that time if the meeting is held during a period for which the council member is entitled to parental leave under section 2.25(5B).

        (4)         Despite subsection (3), the quorum for a meeting cannot be less than 2.

        [Section 5.19 amended: No. 11 of 2023 s. 56.]