Zoological Parks Board Act 1973

The procedure for the calling of meetings of the Board and for the conduct of business at those meetings shall, subject to this Act and the regulations, be as determined by the Board.

The Chairperson or, in the absence of the Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson or, in the absence of the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson, the member chosen by the members present at the meeting to act as chairperson may preside at any meeting of the Board.

The quorum for a meeting of the Board is a majority of its members for the time being. Any duly convened meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present is competent to transact any business of the Board and has and may exercise and perform all the powers, authorities, duties and functions of the Board.

The person presiding at any meeting of the Board shall, in the event of an equality of votes, have in addition to a deliberative vote a second or casting vote.

Subject to subsection (4), a decision of a majority of the members present at a meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present shall be the decision of the Board.

The Board shall cause a record of its decisions and full and accurate minutes of the proceedings at its meeting to be kept.

No matter or thing done, and no contract entered into, by the Board, and no matter or thing done by a member or by any other person acting under the direction or as delegate of the Board shall, if the matter or thing was done, or the contract was entered into, bona fide for the purpose of executing this Act or any other Act conferring or imposing powers, authorities, duties or functions on the Board, subject the member or person so acting personally to any action, liability, claim or demand.

Nothing in subsection (7) shall exempt any member or other person from liability to be surcharged with the amount of any payment which is disallowed by the Auditor-General in the accounts of or relating to the Board, and which the member or other person authorised or joined in authorising.