Portable Long Service Leave Act 2024

Subject to this Act, a quorum of an industry board consists of 4 members.

A meeting of an industry board will be chaired by the presiding member or, in the presiding member's absence, by a member appointed under section 10(4) or, if no such appointment has been made or that member is absent, by a member chosen from amongst their own number by the members present.

An industry board must have accurate minutes kept of its meetings.

A decision carried by a majority of the votes cast by members of the board at a meeting is a decision of the board.

Each member present at a meeting has 1 vote on any question arising for decision and the member presiding at the meeting may exercise a casting vote if the votes are equal.

A conference by telephone or other electronic means between the members of an industry board will, for the purposes of this section, be taken to be a meeting of the board at which the participating members are present if—

notice of the conference is given to all members in the manner determined by the board for the purpose; and

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

A proposed resolution of an industry board becomes a valid decision of the board despite the fact that it is not voted on at a meeting of the board if—

notice of the proposed resolution is given to all members of the board in accordance with procedures determined by the board; and

a majority of the members express concurrence in the proposed resolution by letter, fax, email or other written communication setting out the terms of the resolution.

Subject to this Act, an industry board may determine its own procedures.