Proceedings
10 Proceedings
A quorum of the Authority consists of 4 members.
In the absence of the presiding member from a meeting of the
Authority a member chosen by those present will preside at the meeting.
A decision carried by a majority of the votes cast by the members at a meeting of the Authority is a decision of the
Authority.
Each member present at a meeting of the Authority has 1 vote on a matter arising for decision and, if the votes are equal, the member presiding at the meeting may exercise a casting vote.
A conference by telephone or other electronic means between the members of the Authority will, for the purposes of this section, be taken to be a meeting of the Authority at which the participating members are present if—
notice of the conference is given to all members in the manner determined by the Authority for the purpose; and
each participating member is capable of communicating with every other participating member during the conference.
A proposed resolution of the Authority becomes a valid decision of the Authority despite the fact that it is not voted on at a meeting of the
Authority if—
notice of the proposed resolution is given to all members of the
Authority in accordance with procedures determined by the Authority;
and
a majority of the members express concurrence in the proposed resolution by letter, telegram, telex, fax, e‑mail or other written communication setting out the terms of the resolution.
Notice of a proposed resolution for the submission of a strategic management plan, annual business plan or budget or a variation of a strategic management plan, annual business plan or budget to the Minister must be given to all members of the Authority, together with a copy of the proposed plan, budget or variation, at least 21 days before a vote is to be taken on the resolution.
A meeting of the Authority is to be open to the public unless the
Authority considers it to be necessary and appropriate to close the meeting to the public in order to receive, discuss or consider in confidence any information or matter of the kind that could lead to the closure of a council meeting under the Local Government
Act 1999.
The Authority must have accurate minutes kept of its proceedings and, subject to the exclusion of matters considered in a meeting closed to the public, make them available for inspection free of charge on a website and at its principal place of business during normal office hours.
Subject to this Act, the Authority may determine its own procedures.
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