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(1) The Advisory Committee shall meet at least two times in each year for the conduct of business at the time and in the place determined by the chairperson.

(2) The chairperson shall at the request in writing by four or more members of the Advisory Committee convene an extraordinary meeting of the Advisory Committee within five working days after the receipt of the request.

(3) The quorum at a meeting of the Advisory Committee is three members of the Advisory Committee.

(4) The chairperson shall preside at meetings of the Advisory Committee and, in the absence of the chairperson, a member elected by the members present from among their number shall preside.

(5) Matters before the Advisory Committee shall be decided by a majority of the members present and voting and, in the event of an equality of votes, the person presiding shall have a casting vote.

(6) The Advisory Committee may co-opt a person to attend a meeting of the Advisory Committee but that person shall not vote on a matter for decision at the meeting.

(7) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, the Advisory Committee shall determine the procedures for its meetings.

(8) The proceedings of the Advisory Committee are not invalidated by reason of a vacancy among the members or by a defect in the appointment or qualification of a member.