Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION ACT 1973 No. 41 of 1974 - SECT 19

19. (1) The Chairman shall convene such meetings of the Commission as he
considers necessary for the efficient conduct of its business but so that not
more than 60 days shall elapse between one meeting of the Commission and the
next meeting.

(2) The Minister may at any time convene a meeting of the Commission.

(3) The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Commission at which he
is present.

(4) In the absence of the Chairman from a meeting of the Commission, the
Deputy Chairman shall, if he is present, preside at that meeting.

(5) Subject to sub-section (6), in the absence of both the Chairman and the
Deputy Chairman from a meeting of the Commission, the Commissioners present
shall elect one of their number to preside at that meeting.

(6) For the purposes of sub-section (5), the General Manager may participate
in the vote to elect a person to preside at a meeting but is not eligible for
election.

(7) At a meeting of the Commission four Commissioners constitute a quorum.

(8) All questions arising at a meeting of the Commission shall be decided by a
majority of the votes of the Commissioners present and voting and, for this
purpose, the Commissioner presiding at the meeting has a deliberative vote
and, in the event of an equality of votes, a casting vote.

(9) The Commission may regulate the conduct of the proceedings at its meetings
as it thinks fit.

(10) The Commission shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its meetings and
shall forward a copy of those minutes to the Minister.