Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Authority
shall hold meetings at such times and places as it determines,
but —
(a) the
Chairman may at any time; or
(b) the
Minister may when he wishes the Authority to discuss a matter on which he has
requested its advice,
convene a meeting of
the Authority.
(2) At a meeting of
the Authority —
(a) the
Chairman or, in his absence, the Deputy Chairman shall preside, but, if both
the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman are absent from such a meeting, the
Authority members present shall elect one of their number to preside at that
meeting; and
(b) 3
Authority members constitute a quorum; and
(c)
subject to section 12(2) each Authority member present shall cast a
deliberative vote on any question that is to be decided; and
(d) any
question shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast by the Authority
members present, but if the voting on a question is equally divided, the
person presiding at that meeting has a casting vote in addition to a
deliberative vote; and
(e) a
question shall not be decided unless at least 3 Authority members vote
thereon.
(3) Notice of meetings
of the Authority shall be given to the Department, and the CEO, or a
representative of the CEO, is entitled to attend any meeting and to take part
in the consideration and discussion of any matter before a meeting, but shall
not vote on any matter.
[Section 11 amended by No. 34 of 1993
s. 8; No. 54 of 2003 s. 140(2).]