South Australian Current Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 262I

262I—Meetings of Panel

        (1)         Subject to this Part—

            (a)         a meeting of the Panel will be presided over by the presiding member and, in the absence of that member, a member chosen by those present will preside; and

            (b)         2 members constitute a quorum of the Panel and no business may be transacted at a meeting of the Panel unless a quorum is present; and

            (c)         each member present at a meeting of the Panel is entitled to 1 vote on a matter arising for decision at the meeting and the person presiding at the meeting has, in the event of an equality of votes, a second or casting vote; and

            (d)         a decision carried by a majority of the votes cast by the members present at a meeting of the Panel is a decision of the Panel; and

            (e)         the Panel may otherwise determine its own procedures.

        (2)         A conference by telephone or other electronic means between the member of the Panel will, for the purposes of this section, be taken to be a meeting of the Panel at which the participating members are present if—

            (a)         notice of the conference is given to all members in the manner determined by the Panel for the purpose; and

            (b)         each participating member is capable of communicating with every other participating member during the conference.

        (3)         A proposed resolution of the Panel becomes a valid decision of the Panel despite the fact that it is not voted on at a meeting of the Panel if—

            (a)         notice of the proposed resolution is given to all members in accordance with procedures determined by the Panel; and

            (b)         a majority of the members express concurrence in the proposed resolution by email or other written communication setting out the terms of the resolution.

        (4)         The Panel must cause minutes to be kept of its meetings.