Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LICENSED SURVEYORS ACT 1909 - SECOND SCHEDULE

[Section 5.]

Rules for the conduct of the Board

        1.         The chairman shall be the executive officer of the Board.

        2.         Every appointment and every order, notice, certificate or other document of the Board relating to the execution of this Act shall be sufficiently authenticated if signed by the chairman or any 2 members of the Board.

        3.         No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Board unless at least 3 of the members are present when such business is transacted.

        4.         The chairman shall preside at all meetings at which he is present. In the absence of the chairman, the members present shall elect from their number a chairman for the day.

                The chairman, or, in his absence, the chairman for the day, shall have a vote, and, when there is an equal division of votes upon any question, shall have a second or casting vote.

        5.         All powers vested in the Board may be exercised by the majority of the members present at any meeting duly held, and all questions shall be decided by a majority and by open voting.

                At all meetings, save as herein otherwise provided, all members present shall vote.

                If a member refuses to vote, his vote shall be counted for the negative.

        6.         The members present at a meeting may, from time to time, adjourn the meeting.

                If a quorum is not present within half-an-hour after the time appointed for a meeting, the members present, or any one member if only one is present, or the secretary if no member is present, may adjourn such meeting to any time not later than 7 days from the date of such adjournment:

                Provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the adjournment of any meeting to a later hour of the same day on which such meeting was appointed to be held.

        7.         All notices of any meeting shall be in writing, and shall be delivered or sent by post or otherwise to the address of each of the members previous to the meeting.

        8.         If any member refuses or neglects to act or to attend any duly convened meeting of the Board, all lawful acts and proceedings of the Board shall be as valid and effectual as if they had been done or authorised by the full Board.

        9.         No proceedings of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any defect in any appointment, or by reason of there being any vacancy in the number of members at the time of such proceedings, provided that the number is not reduced below 3.