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(1) The Board of Trustees shall meet at least once every three months for the dispatch of business at the times and in the places determined by the chairperson.

(2) The chairperson shall at the request in writing of not less than one-third of the membership of the Board of Trustees convene an extraordinary meeting of the board of trustees at the place and time determined by the chairperson.

(3) The quorum at a meeting of the Board of Trustees is seven members including the Director-General or any other person acting as Director-General.

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

(5) Matters before the Board of Trustees 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 Board of Trustees may co-opt a person to attend a Board of Trustees meeting but that co-opted person shall not vote on a matter for decision at the meeting.

(7) The proceedings of the Board of Trustees shall not be invalidated by reason of a vacancy among the members or a defect in the appointment or qualification of a member.

(8) Subject to this section, the Board of Trustees may determine the procedure for the Board of Trustee’s meetings.