Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

TERTIARY ACCREDITATION AND REGISTRATION ACT 2003 (NO. 36 OF 2003) - SECT 20

    (1)     The council chairperson presides at meetings of the council.

    (2)     However, if the chairperson is absent from a meeting, the members present may elect a member to preside at the meeting.

    (3)     Business may be carried on at a council meeting only if at least 5 council members are present, including—

        (a)     the member mentioned in section 12 (1) (d); and

        (b)     the member mentioned in section 12 (1) (e).

    (4)     A question arising at a meeting may be decided by a majority of the votes of members present and voting.

    (5)     If the votes of the council on a question are equally divided, the decision of the member presiding is the decision of the council on the question.

    (6)     The council may decide its own procedure in relation to anything for which a procedure is not provided under this Act.

    (7)     The council must keep minutes of its meetings.